The state government has set a Queensland renewable energy target of 80 percent by 2035 with 22 GW of new wind and commercial solar, 11.5 …
Queensland renewable energy target set at 80% by 2035 with millions to be invested in Green hubs
What are the factors that drive high energy prices and market instability?
In June and July 2022, various events contributed to extremely high energy prices and market instability that resulted in the suspension of trading and price …
September 2022 Electricity Market Review
The energy markets offered mixed news last month as futures contracts continued the sharp upward trend established in August. In better news, spot prices continued …
AGL brings closure of Loy Yang A forward by 10 years
AGL Energy has announced that it is bringing forward the closure of its Victorian brown-coal fired Loy Yang A plant by 10 years to 2035. …
August 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures contract prices performed an abrupt u-turn at the start of August, dashing hopes from the previous month that the energy price crisis might be …
What is Unaccounted for Energy (UFE)?
Unaccounted for Energy is the difference between electricity drawn into a distribution area and what marks up as consumption on end-user meters after technical losses …
July 2022 Electricity Market Review
After another month of record high electricity prices, the final days of July brought a glimmer of hope that pressures on the energy market may …
June 2022 Electricity Market Review
After months of pressure, Australia’s national electricity market imploded this month. With all NEM regions bar Tasmania breaching their cumulative price thresholds, AEMO instigated an …
WA capacity charges – What are they, and how can they reduce my electricity bill
Western Australia is not connected to the National Energy Market and has its own rules, one of them being WA capacity charges. WA Capacity charges …
25 percent of Australia’s coal electricity generation is offline
Coal continues to be a driving force in Australia’s painful electricity rates spike as prices on the international market continue to rise and 25 per …
