April 2025 delivered one of the sharpest month-on-month electricity price surges in recent memory. National spot prices increased by 25.3% compared to March, driven by …
April 2025 Electricity Market Review
March 2025 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary Tropical cyclone Alfred had a significant impact on Queensland’s energy market pricing, generation capacity, and infrastructure during the month of March. This was …
February 2025 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary The average price of wholesale electricity futures covering the National Electricity Market (NEM) has dropped by 6.8 percent since the start of the …
January 2025 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary Electricity spot pricing in January 2025 dropped across all states in the National Electricity Market (NEM) compared to December 2024, with the trend …
Emergency Diesel Generators in South Australia: A Backup Strategy for Renewable Integration
South Australia, known for its heavy reliance on renewable energy sources, has recently employed an unexpected strategy to ensure a reliable energy supply during the …
Large-scale energy users can trade reduced demand under Wholesale Demand Response rule from October 2021
As from October 2021, large-scale energy users will be able to sell scaled-back use of electricity into the grid under the Wholesale Demand Response rule. …
Negawatts: Selling negative electricity consumption into the wholesale market
An exciting proposal has been put forward by the Australian Energy Market Commission to allow businesses to sell their curtailed energy demand – negawatts – …
Egregious energy discounts which left people worse off banned by AEMC
It’s good news for energy users this month as the Australian Energy Market Commission has made a new rule to stop shocking pseudo energy discounts …
Energy gaming by generators cost Australian consumers $3.4 billion between 2013 and 2017
Electricity generators deliberately manipulated the National Energy market by bidding, withdrawing bids to create artificial scarcity, and rebidding to force prices upwards in a process …
AEMO chief says National Energy Market rules no longer make sense
Australia’s National Energy Market rules no longer make sense and need to be updated to reflect the fast-paced transition that the country is making towards …
