AGL Energy has announced that it is bringing forward the closure of its Victorian brown-coal-fired Loy Yang A plant by 10 years to 2035. Built …
AGL brings closure of Loy Yang A forward by 10 years
The early exit of coal from Australia’s energy generation system
The discovery of good quality and easily accessible coal sparked Australia’s incredible growth and prosperity in the 20th Century but it is now becoming abundantly …
How to increase energy efficiency and reduce your business energy costs
Energy prices have increased substantially over the past months and will remain high for quite some time, but there are ways to increase energy efficiency …
August 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures contract prices performed an abrupt u-turn at the start of August, dashing hopes from the previous month that the energy price crisis might be …
Simple energy market category switch leads to $6.5k saving for IGA Penhurst
IGA Penhurst made an instant $6.5k per annum saving on their energy spend after Leading Edge Energy switched them from a small and medium enterprise …
What is the New South Wales Peak Demand Reduction Scheme?
The New South Wales Government is preparing to launch the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) which aims to reward businesses and households that shift energy …
July 2022 Electricity Market Review
After another month of record high electricity prices, the final days of July brought a glimmer of hope that pressures on the energy market may …
Consumption analysis results in $12,000 energy savings for dairy farms
Sustainable dairy farms Gippsland Jersey and Dairy Cropping made a saving of $12,000 per annum after consumption analysis and market reclassification. In August 2021, Energy …
June 2022 Electricity Market Review
After months of pressure, Australia’s national electricity market imploded this month. With all NEM regions bar Tasmania breaching their cumulative price thresholds, AEMO instigated an …
WA capacity charges – What are they, and how can they reduce my electricity bill
Western Australia is not connected to the National Energy Market and has its own rules, one of them being WA capacity charges. WA Capacity charges …
