The Federal Election for 2019 is likely to be held in May and energy policies are at the forefront of campaigning by the Liberals and the Labor Party. The question …
Energy Market Wrap March 2019: Budget fails to address distribution and supply issues
Market Wrap March: Futures prices for wholesale electricity are climbing across the board as the National Energy Market braces for a forecast El Nino weather event in May and a …
Labor Energy Policy would allocate $15 billion to boost renewables to 50 percent of the total mix with firming and underwriting safety net
The Labor Energy Policy will revive the National Energy Guarantee, give household battery grants and aim for 50 percent renewables generation by the year 2030 if Bill Shorten becomes Prime …
Market Wrap September 2018
Market wrap: Temperatures around Australia have started to warm up and that has led to lowered demand as people turned down their heaters, but futures prices are still trending upwards. …
The NEG is dead – Governments to focus on driving down electricity prices
The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been declared dead and government policy is shifting towards recommendations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to drive down energy costs. …
Australia has one of the worst energy efficiency records in the developed world
Australia has slipped eight places in the American Council for Energy Efficient Economy’s 2018 scorecard with data showing that while the rest of the world is improving its energy efficiency, …
National Energy Guarantee hangs in the balance as energy policy draft document lacks crucial details
The National Energy Guarantee hangs in the balance after state energy ministers were given an outline of the energy policy, which was missing crucial details including emissions reduction requirements and …
A National Energy Guarantee (NEG) by 2019? The 8 steps that need to happen
The Renewable Energy Target runs out in 2020 and the Federal Government aims to replace in with the National Energy Guarantee (NEG), saying that it is the only way to …
China launches world’s largest carbon trading scheme
China has rolled out a tax on pollution with its long-awaited national carbon trading scheme, covering the power generation and heating industries. The new policy was rolled out by The …
What is Power of Choice and how will it affect my business?
You might have heard of the terms Powering Forward and Power of Choice, but do you know what they are all about and how will they affect your business? In …