It’s good news for energy users this month as the Australian Energy Market Commission has made a new rule to stop shocking pseudo energy discounts …
Egregious energy discounts which left people worse off banned by AEMC
Energy gaming by generators cost Australian consumers $3.4 billion between 2013 and 2017
Electricity generators deliberately manipulated the National Energy market by bidding, withdrawing bids to create artificial scarcity, and rebidding to force prices upwards in a process …
Coalition wins support for next stage of National Energy Guarantee but serious concerns remain
Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg succeeded in gaining the support of state and territory governments in Australia to allow the Energy Security Board to take …
Gas prices on the East Coast still far too high despite increased supply – watchdog
Gas prices for industrial buyers on the East Coast market remain much higher than they should be despite increased supply from Queensland LNG, the competition …
Businesses could make substantial energy cost savings under NEG as modelling predicts wholesale prices will drop 23%
Wholesale electricity prices could drop by up to 23% between 2020 and 2030 according to independent modelling on the Federal Government’s National Energy Guarantee leading …
Coalition gives strongest signal yet that it will ditch CET and subsidies on renewables
The coalition government gave a strong signal that it will ditch the Clean Energy Target (CET), with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying that the electricity …
South Australia to get another battery storage facility
South Australia will be getting another battery storage facility which will be completed by February next year. The $30 million battery storage plant will have …
Government reconsiders position on coal power stations
The government is reconsidering its position on high-efficiency low-emission (HELE) coal fired power stations, with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying they have a role to play …
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 …
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. …
