Battery storage and pumped hydro are increasingly being seen as the most practical way of ‘firming up’ supply from renewable energy sources, allowing for trading …
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 …
Australia can keep the lights on and eliminate coal – AEMO chief
As more businesses make the transition to solar and renewable energy power purchase agreements, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) chief Audrey Zibelman said that Australia …
Origin Energy Exec declares that solar is cheaper than coal
A senior executive at Origin Energy has stated that energy generated from renewables sources such as wind and solar is cheaper than coal. Speaking …
Our partnership with Eco Synergy Systems features in the Western Weekender
Leading Edge Energy’s partnership with power factor loss specialists Eco Energy Systems recently featured in the popular Western Weekender. In an educational article, Eco Synergy …
August 2018 National Energy Market Wrap
Market wrap: Electricity futures prices trended up during the month of August due to a combination of factors including uncertainty in the political sphere, the …
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) …
Coal failures and drought cause wholesale electricity rates to spike
Wholesale electricity prices on the National Energy Market have bucked a two-month downward trend and prices have pushed back upwards substantially in all states under …
BlueScope Steel set to sign Australia’s biggest renewable energy power purchase agreement
Bluescope Steel is set to become the latest Australian industrial player to sign up to a renewable energy power purchase agreement later this week as …
Wholesale rates down in all states, with South Australian prices back to pre-crisis levels
Electricity rates – wholesale rates trended down in all states under review from June through to July 15, with futures prices in South Australia trending …