The Federal Government is completely isolated in its belief that the Clean Energy Target should be scrapped after Origin Energy, Transgrid and Business Council of …
Government isolated as Business Council and energy chiefs back Clean Energy Target
Government will replace Clean Energy Target with new policy and more emphasis on coal
The Federal government has confirmed that it will not be adopting the Clean Energy Target as proposed in the Finkel Review and a new policy …
Cheaper bills possible with a CET – Energy companies
Energy companies have reacted to their latest summons by the Prime Minister by telling the government to get its act together and introduce the Clean …
Sparks fly in Brisbane as State and Federal Energy Ministers debate findings of Finkel Report
Things are hotting up in Brisbane as Federal and State Energy Ministers meet at the COAG Energy Council to try and hammer out an agreement …
More blackouts and price hikes if Finkel plan is not backed
Australian Energy Market Operator CEO Audrey Zibelman has warned state and energy ministers that Australia will face grid instability, more blackouts and higher energy prices …
Electricity Rates Update – June 2017
Since our last wholesale rate update on June 5, electricity rates have registered a drop in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Prices …
Battery storage to play bigger role in stabilising power grid
The Australian Energy Market Commission has modified the rules related to demand response to smooth out imbalances between power supply and demand as it recognises …
Coal back on government’s agenda, CET not yet adopted
Coal is back on the agenda after the Prime Minister announced that the Federal Government was prepared to finance the construction of new power plants. …
Coalition MPs rally to support Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Finkel Review’s Clean Energy Target
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s most senior lieutenants have shored up support for the implementation of the Finkel Review’s recommendation for a Clean Energy Target. The Labour …
Coalition divided on Finkel’s Clean Energy Target
Things are hotting up in the coalition’s party room today. MPs were, of course, being given the lowdown on the Finkel Energy Review. Talks were put …
