Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped slightly in all states under review in November apart from South Australia. The biggest drop was experienced in Queensland with …
Electricity rates update: November 2017
Tesla battery supplies power one day ahead of schedule
South Australia’s giant Tesla battery was switched on a day ahead of schedule on November 30, just in time to supply 59 MW of backup …
Wholesale electricity prices expected to drop under new 5-minute trading interval
Wholesale electricity prices in Australia will be traded at an interval of 5 minutes as from 1 July 2021, replacing the current 30-minute interval system. …
Australia not at risk of summer blackouts in 2017/18 – AEMO says businesses can keep their air conditioning on
Australian businesses can breathe a sigh of relief after being told by AEMO that they will be able to keep their air conditioning units without …
Elon Musk delivers on South Australia battery promise – testing underway
Elon Musk promised South Australia a battery within 100 days and he has delivered it. The world’s largest lithium-ion battery will be charged up in …
Electricity rates update: October 2017
Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on October 11, futures prices to date have gone up in all states under review. The biggest increase …
Ausgrid looking to install rooftop solar in Sydney’s industrial suburbs in $2M project
In a twist of irony, one of Australia’s largest energy network operators – Ausgrid – is looking to install rooftop solar in Sydney’s industrial suburbs …
Power of Choice reforms and changes to your electricity metering
On 1 December 2017, the Power of Choice (POC) will come into effect as part of energy industry-wide market reforms, including electricity metering, which means …
National Energy Guarantee – Subsidies on renewables to be scrapped in 2020, businesses to save $115 per year
The Government has formally ditched the Clean Energy Target for the new National Energy Guarantee which will push a return to coal, scrap renewables subsidies …
Electricity Rates update – September 2017
Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on September 5, prices have gone down in all states under review apart from Queensland. Victoria experienced the …
