The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating electricity retailers’ prices to ensure that recent wholesale price drops are being passed on to customers. …
Bitcoin mining in Australia – Could rock-bottom wholesale electricity prices kickstart the industry?
The recent historic six-year lows in wholesale electricity prices jas suddenly made Bitcoin mining in Australia a very real possibility, especially if mining labs are …
Has Australia’s energy gentailer business model passed its used-by date?
The landscape in Australia’s electricity market is undergoing a seismic shift at present with cheap renewable energy flooding into the market and causing some serious …
Wholesale electricity prices to remain stable until 2023 if big batteries, hydro, and gas-peaking plants firm up renewables
The volume of renewable energy generated, rooftop solar uptake, falling coal and gas prices and lower demand have all contributed to wholesale electricity spot prices, …
Wholesale electricity prices expected to drop under new 5-minute trading interval
Wholesale electricity prices in Australia will be traded at an interval of 5 minutes as from 1 July 2021, replacing the current 30-minute interval system. …
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 …