Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on August 3, prices have gone up in Queensland and New South Wales by 0.7% and 1.54% respectively. …
Electricity rates update – August 2017
Cheaper bills possible with a CET – Energy companies
Energy companies have reacted to their latest summons by the Prime Minister by telling the government to get its act together and introduce the Clean …
Government summons energy chiefs to second meeting about power rates
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has summoned energy bosses to another meeting after an audit found that over a million households are still paying the highest …
Victoria issues $1.5 billion renewable energy tender
Victoria’s state government has announced Australia’s biggest ever renewable energy tender at a whopping $1.5 million in a charge to drive electricity prices down. Victoria’s …
Whitehaven Coal rules out domestic trading after posting record $405M profit from Asian exports
Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s largest producers, has posted a record after tax profit of $405 million thanks to exports to South Asia, but has …
Watch: How Nevada beat the energy lobby to bring affordable solar back
The US state of Nevada was a flourishing area for the development of affordable solar installations, but then the large scale energy providers stepped in …
Independent bi-partisan review finds that energy market deregulation ‘failed’ Victorian consumers
A bi-partisan and independent review panel has found that energy market deregulation failed Victorian consumers, with people paying on average 21% more than they should …
Government reconsiders position on coal power stations
The government is reconsidering its position on high-efficiency low-emission (HELE) coal fired power stations, with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying they have a role to play …
EnergyAustralia profits down 15.5%
EnergyAustralia profits are down by 15.5% after a summer squeeze on the East coast electricity market and increasing gas prices. Chairman Michael Kadoorie has described …
PM demands that energy retailers give more information to customers about how to reduce their power bill
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will summon energy bosses to Canberra for a meeting to demand that they give consumers more information about how to reduce …
