The Clean Energy Council has proposed that users who receive feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar generation should be able to exchange that value for subsidies …
Clean Energy Council proposes batteries rebates
National Energy Policy needed within six months – Grattan
A new report by the Grattan Institute has found that knee-jerk political reactions to the energy crisis are creating a risk of more blackouts and …
Energy demand reduction scheme to be announced
Business energy users in South Australia and Victoria will be paid to cut their usage during peak demand times as part of a pilot project …
Gas giants cry foul over export quotas
After a month of silence, Origin and Santos have come out of hiding and called on the gas industry to come up with a solution …
Budget energy measures get lukewarm reactions
The Federal Government’s budgetary measures related to energy have been met with lukewarm reactions from experts in the field. While most agree that the government …
Musk launches solar roof tiles
Elon Musk certainly thinks outside the box. The best car salesman in the world has come up with a new idea that could revolutionize the …
Budget 2017 – Government wants to buy Snowy Hydro
The big energy news in the 2017 Budget is that the Federal Government has offered to buyout NSW and Victorian stakes in Snowy Hydro, which …
Gas plant in Victoria enough to power 1 million people’s needs for 35 years
Esso Australia said that its new multi-billion gas plant in East Victoria will boost production for the domestic energy market. The $5.5 billion gas fields …
Electricity Rates Update – April 2017
Since our last wholesale rate update on March 28, electricity rates in NSW dropped slightly while QLD registered no change. Rates in South Australia and …
Energy expert warns that power bills are set to rise by 40%
On the eve of the Federal Government Budget, a leading energy expert has warned that domestic power bills are on track to surge by up to …
