South Australia energy mix price volatility was exposed after two gas plants were knocked out of action, sending wholesale and futures prices skyrocketing, only to tumble back down into negative …
South Australia tries to change user behaviour with daytime electricity tariff discounts
South Australian retailers are likely to start introducing huge daytime electricity tariff discounts to offset the dip in demand which is destabilising the grid, causing spot prices to bottom out …
South Australia and Victoria face heatwave blackout as demand outstrips supply
Sweltering conditions in South Australia and Victoria could lead to a heatwave blackout today if additional emergency power is not secured as demand for power in the two southern states …
ElectraNet says SA-NSW electricity interconnector will save $30 per year on electricity bills
ElectraNet projects that the proposed interconnector between New South Wales and South Australia will save energy users up to $20 and $30 per year respectively on their power bills. The …
South Australia mining lobby consortium inks deal with renewable energy company promising to slash bills by up to 50 percent
The South Australian mining lobby has signed a deal with a renewable energy company to supply electricity for a consortium of its members, which will save them between 20 and …
April electricity rates update
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria from 1 April through to May 17. The biggest drop was experienced in New South …
Coal giant Delta Electricity dives into 230 MW pumped hydro and solar projects
Coal giant Delta Electricity is charging into the renewable energy market in South Australia after plans for a 230-megawatt pumped storage facility were given the state government’s seal of approval. …
Accurate modelling is crucial to avoid energy price increases in South Australia interconnector project
The newly elected South Australian Government has hit the ground running with a proposal for a second interconnector to New South Wales as it breaks with its predecessor’s go-it-alone strategy, …
National Energy Guarantee to be implemented within two years if COAG Energy Ministers give approval in April
The Federal Government’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG) will be pushed through within two years if Soth Australia gives its backing to the plan, as it is expected to. If South …
GFG Steelworks to power up on self-generated solar, pumped hydro and battery storage
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG has kicked off his quest to flood Australia with renewable energy with more than 1 Gigawatt of solar projects, a big battery and pumped hydro …