The rooftop solar boom could collapse if the Australian Competition and Consumer Association’s proposal to scrap solar subsidies in 2021 – a decade ahead of …
Solar subsidies still needed to keep boom going – Industry leaders
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 …
Australia has one of the worst energy efficiency records in the developed world
Australia has slipped eight places in the American Council for Energy Efficient Economy’s 2018 scorecard with data showing that while the rest of the world …
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 …
Egregious energy discounts which left people worse off banned by AEMC
It’s good news for energy users this month as the Australian Energy Market Commission has made a new rule to stop shocking pseudo energy discounts …
Energy gaming by generators cost Australian consumers $3.4 billion between 2013 and 2017
Electricity generators deliberately manipulated the National Energy market by bidding, withdrawing bids to create artificial scarcity, and rebidding to force prices upwards in a process …
City of Sydney opens 1,600 solar panel and Tesla battery project to boost 50 percent renewables target
Sydney’s drive to switch to renewable energy sources made another leap forward this week as the Lord Mayor flicked the Alexandra Canal transport depot solar …
33 percent of Australia’s energy needs will be provided from renewable sources by 2020
Independent research has found that within two years, one-third of Australia’s National Energy Market needs will be met through renewable energy generation. A Green Energy …
The solarcoaster – End of subsidies on solar could lead to glut of cheap supply
The coalition government will end subsidies on solar in 2021 when the Renewable Energy Target expires, claiming that falling costs will allow the industry to …
Wholesale rates spike after coal generators fail
Electricity rates – wholesale rates were trending downward to reach a low point in early June, mainly due to the increasing pace of renewable energy …
