Energy industry players say the introduction of a Low Emissions Target scheme is unlikely to revive the coal industry because the cost and time frame involved in installing carbon capture …
Government to opt for Low Emissions Target scheme
Gas and coal fired power will remain in Australia’s energy mix under a new “Low Emissions Target” scheme, which the government believes will help the country meet its Paris Accord commitments. …
Electricity Rates Update – May 2017
Since our last wholesale rate update on May 8, electricity rates dropped between 3 and 6 % in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Rates in South Australia increased by …
Energy prices lead to threat of Glencore QLD closure
Business leaders have warned that skyrocketing energy prices will force some enterprises to close their shutters, leading to job loses and that Australia is unlikely to win over any big …
AGL Energy to launch peer-to-peer trading experiment
One of the big energy players, AGL, is to begin using blockchain technology to allow users to trade surplus energy generated from rooftop panels in a pilot desktop trial. The Melbourne …
Energy bills in NSW could increase by $100 per year
New South Wales energy bills could shoot up by up to $100 per year after three grid companies won a court case to raise prices by a total of $3 …
Clean Energy Council proposes batteries rebates
The Clean Energy Council has proposed that users who receive feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar generation should be able to exchange that value for subsidies on batteries. In a report …
National Energy Policy needed within six months – Grattan
A new report by the Grattan Institute has found that knee-jerk political reactions to the energy crisis are creating a risk of more blackouts and outages. The biggest problem is …
Energy demand reduction scheme to be announced
Business energy users in South Australia and Victoria will be paid to cut their usage during peak demand times as part of a pilot project aimed at securing 100 megawatts …
Gas giants cry foul over export quotas
After a month of silence, Origin and Santos have come out of hiding and called on the gas industry to come up with a solution to balance LNG export and …