The steep price gains of the last few months slowed down in August but showed no signs of reversing. Another month of notable renewable output took the steam out of …
August 2021 Energy Market Review
July 2021 Energy Market Review
The price rise trend that began in February showed no signs of slowing down in July with futures contracts up between 4 and 15% across the NEM regions. Although the …
June 2021 Energy Market Review
After the Callide C explosion dominated the electricity markets in May, the June 2021 energy market delivered its own drama. This time severe flooding in Victoria threatened the Yallourn power …
May 2021 Energy Market Review
In May 2021 we saw that the energy futures market price reversal is in full swing with contracts now trading up to 28% off February lows. The price increases have …
April 2021 Energy Market Review
Throughout April 2021, the energy transition continued to send shockwaves through the energy industry – even as low wholesale prices showed signs of reversing. This month saw three sudden departures …
March 2021 Energy Market Review
Last month the major electricity players threatened a supply response to the rock-bottom wholesale energy prices and this month they delivered. In early March, Energy Australia announced it would bring …
February 2021 Energy Market Review
Persistent ultra-low wholesale prices are starting to take a toll on coal-fired generators. The February 2021 electricity market saw energy giants AGL and Origin report first-half earnings, and it wasn’t …
December 2020 – January 2021 Energy Market Review
Welcome to the first energy market review of 2021! Australia’s electricity markets are ringing in the new year in a vastly different position to last year. In January 2020 we …
November Energy Market Review
It was a remarkable year in the electricity futures markets as we experienced record-low prices – the lowest in five years, throughout 2020. In November, we observed that all states …
October 2020 Energy Market Review
October saw the emerging pattern of record-breaking renewable energy output, and low operational demand start to form into a solid trend. New minimum operational demand records were set in Victoria …
