Victoria’s state government has announced Australia’s biggest ever renewable energy tender at a whopping $1.5 million in a charge to drive electricity prices down. Victoria’s …
Victoria issues $1.5 billion renewable energy tender
Unaccredited rooftop solar installer caught by Clean Energy Regulator
The Clean Energy Regulator has caught an unaccredited rooftop solar installer and an unlicensed electrician as the CER continues its crackdown on substandard installations. In …
Whitehaven Coal rules out domestic trading after posting record $405M profit from Asian exports
Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s largest producers, has posted a record after tax profit of $405 million thanks to exports to South Asia, but has …
Independent bi-partisan review finds that energy market deregulation ‘failed’ Victorian consumers
A bi-partisan and independent review panel has found that energy market deregulation failed Victorian consumers, with people paying on average 21% more than they should …
Euro Solar ordered to replace non-compliant solar installations or surrender STCs
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has ordered Euro Solar – the biggest solar panel retailer in Australia – to replace non-compliant units or surrender the …
AGL boss calls for standard energy price comparison rate
AGL Energy’s CEO Andy Vesey has called for the introduction of a standard energy price comparison rate and Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Clean Energy Target. …
Greens call for electricity bills price cap and regulation
The Green Party has called on the government to introduce an electricity bills price cap and for the market to be regulated in view of …
EnergyAustralia profits down 15.5%
EnergyAustralia profits are down by 15.5% after a summer squeeze on the East coast electricity market and increasing gas prices. Chairman Michael Kadoorie has described …
PM demands that energy retailers give more information to customers about how to reduce their power bill
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will summon energy bosses to Canberra for a meeting to demand that they give consumers more information about how to reduce …
Electricity rates update: July 2017
Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on July 5, prices have gone up in New South Wales and Victoria by 4.3% and 2.5% respectively. …
