Australia has committed to a national Net Zero target by 2050, but there are still a number of hurdles to reaching that goal and the …
Three phases to a successful energy transition
April 2022 Energy Market Review
Futures prices in the April 2022 energy market have been on a wild ride with record highs and sharp reversals making it hard to keep …
Lock in reasonable energy rates while you can – Victorian electricity prices could be about to skyrocket
Wholesale electricity prices are going through the roof and hitting record highs in New South Wales and Queensland. Prices in Victoria are still relatively stable …
March 2022 Energy Market Review
What a difference 12 months can make. This time last year the NEM was enjoying the lowest prices on record, thermal generators were threatening to …
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 …
The timeline for coal exit in Australia’s power generation fleet
The timeline for coal power stations exit in Australia keeps shifting forward, with the largest in the country – the 2.9 Gigawatt Eraring plant closing …
What will Australia’s National Energy Market look like after coal?
The latest projections show that coal will be completely phased out of electricity generation by 2043, but what will Australia’s National Energy Market look like …
Why are coal plants closing early?
Australia’s electricity generators are bringing the closure of coal-fired power plants forward by years at a time because coal-fired energy is no longer profitable, but …
The historical role of coal in Australia and the National Energy Grid
Australia has really started to open the throttle to accelerate the transition to renewable energy as we try to reach net zero emissions to combat …
February 2022 Energy Market Review
After writing about the accelerating pace of Australia’s renewable transition for some time now, February’s news still took us by surprise. Just as the futures …
