January 2019 energy market: National Energy Market future and spot prices soared after parts of Melbourne experienced a blackout over 23-25 January during a particularly …
January heatwave forces wholesale prices through the roof
Market Wrap November 2018 – Continued drought, very low output from Snowy push futures prices up
Market wrap: Very mild weather conditions across Australia throughout the months of October and November led to reduced demand across the National Energy Market. But …
Market Wrap September 2018
Market wrap: Temperatures around Australia have started to warm up and that has led to lowered demand as people turned down their heaters, but futures …
August 2018 National Energy Market Wrap
Market wrap: Electricity futures prices trended up during the month of August due to a combination of factors including uncertainty in the political sphere, the …
Wholesale rates spike after coal generators fail
Electricity rates – wholesale rates were trending downward to reach a low point in early June, mainly due to the increasing pace of renewable energy …
April electricity rates update
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria from 1 April through to May 17. The biggest drop …
Electricity Rates Update – March 2018
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria from 1 March through to April 16. The biggest drop …
Electricity rates update – February 2018
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 February 2018 through to 12 March 2018. The biggest drop was experienced …
Electricity rates update – January 2018
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 January 2018 through to 12 February 2018. The biggest drop was experienced …
Electricity rates update: December 2017
Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. The biggest drops were experienced in Queensland …
