Business leaders have warned that skyrocketing energy prices will force some enterprises to close their shutters, leading to job loses and that Australia is unlikely …
Energy prices lead to threat of Glencore QLD closure
Energy bills in NSW could increase by $100 per year
New South Wales energy bills could shoot up by up to $100 per year after three grid companies won a court case to raise prices …
Clean Energy Council proposes batteries rebates
The Clean Energy Council has proposed that users who receive feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar generation should be able to exchange that value for subsidies …
National Energy Policy needed within six months – Grattan
A new report by the Grattan Institute has found that knee-jerk political reactions to the energy crisis are creating a risk of more blackouts and …
Gas giants cry foul over export quotas
After a month of silence, Origin and Santos have come out of hiding and called on the gas industry to come up with a solution …
Budget energy measures get lukewarm reactions
The Federal Government’s budgetary measures related to energy have been met with lukewarm reactions from experts in the field. While most agree that the government …
Gas plant in Victoria enough to power 1 million people’s needs for 35 years
Esso Australia said that its new multi-billion gas plant in East Victoria will boost production for the domestic energy market. The $5.5 billion gas fields …
Electricity Rates Update – April 2017
Since our last wholesale rate update on March 28, electricity rates in NSW dropped slightly while QLD registered no change. Rates in South Australia and …
Energy expert warns that power bills are set to rise by 40%
On the eve of the Federal Government Budget, a leading energy expert has warned that domestic power bills are on track to surge by up to …
Uncertainty as AGL threatens to shut down Loy Yang A in Victoria
Victoria’s state government has stepped in to prevent AGL Energy from shutting down its Loy Yang A coal-fired power station and mine as a result …
