The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has found that rising coal prices, the closure of Hazelwood and limited supply is causing high sustained wholesale electricity prices in New South Wales. Average …
The National Energy Guarantee and its effect on businesses
The Government’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has raised more questions than it has answered, with electricity futures rising by a national average of 2.5% up to the year 2020 since …
Essential Energy accused of scaremongering tactics over bushfires warning
Essential Energy has been accused of scaremongering about the risks of bushfires and blackouts as it attempts to justify price increase demands. Craig Memery of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre …
Essential Energy accused of pushing for 25% price gouge
NSW government-owned Essential Energy has been accused of price gouging by seeking a 25% increase in electricity rates for rural customers, even though an internal document shows that leaving them …
Government intervenes to find buyer for AGL’s coal-fired Liddell power station which will be closed in 2022
The Federal Government is trying to find a buyer to prevent the closure of AGL’s New South Wales coal-fired Liddell power station in 2022. AGL has repeatedly stated that it is …
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 …
Australia’s future: Embracing new technologies for energy generation
New Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) CEO Audrey Zibelman has certainly hit the ground running since taking over the helm in March 2017, and the known advocate of demand response …
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 expert warns that power bills are set to rise by 40%
On the eve of the Federal Government Budget, a leading energy expert has warned that domestic power bills are on track to surge by up to 40 per cent. Energy expert …
Energy deal discounts are misleading – Watchdog
Consumers are being lured into energy deals with promises of huge discounts, completely unaware that the companies can increase the prices at any time. The findings were made by Victoria’s …