Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped slightly in all states under review in November apart from South Australia. The biggest drop was experienced in Queensland with 2%, followed by Victoria and …
Tesla battery supplies power one day ahead of schedule
South Australia’s giant Tesla battery was switched on a day ahead of schedule on November 30, just in time to supply 59 MW of backup power to the state as …
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. The Australian Market Commission said …
Australia not at risk of summer blackouts in 2017/18 – AEMO says businesses can keep their air conditioning on
Australian businesses can breathe a sigh of relief after being told by AEMO that they will be able to keep their air conditioning units without fears of summer blackouts after …
Elon Musk delivers on South Australia battery promise – testing underway
Elon Musk promised South Australia a battery within 100 days and he has delivered. The world’s largest lithium-ion battery will be charged up in the coming days and will be …
Electricity rates update: October 2017
Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on October 11, futures prices to date have gone up in all states under review. The biggest increase was experienced in Queensland with …
Ausgrid looking to install rooftop solar in Sydney’s industrial suburbs in $2M project
In a twist of irony, one of Australia’s largest energy network operators – Ausgrid – is looking to install rooftop solar in Sydney’s industrial suburbs to save money on network …
Power of Choice reforms and changes to your electricity metering
On 1 December 2017, the Power of Choice (POC) will come into effect as part of energy industry-wide market reforms, including electricity metering, which means that you will need to …
National Energy Guarantee – Subsidies on renewables to be scrapped in 2020, businesses to save $115 per year
The Government has formally ditched the Clean Energy Target for the new National Energy Guarantee which will push a return to coal, scrap renewables subsidies by 2020 and reduce renewable …
Electricity rates update – September 2017
Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on September 5, prices have gone down in all states under review apart from Queensland. Victoria experienced the biggest drop at 2.4% while …