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 …
Australia’s Energy Crisis explained and what businesses need to do to survive
Australia’s Eastern states are facing the brunt of the country’s energy crisis as gas and electricity bills surge to record highs. The last time Australia …
Electricity retailers telling clients to seek better offers as energy price crisis bites
The energy price crisis is starting to hit smaller electricity retailers who are being forced to turn clients away or refuse their business until they …
May 2022 Electricity Market Review
Australia is feeling the pinch of the global energy crisis with soaring fuel prices sending wholesale electricity prices skyrocketing. We have never seen futures contracts …
Spike in wholesale electricity prices expected to lead to significantly costlier Default Market Offers
A massive spike in wholesale electricity prices could result in Australian homes and businesses paying significantly more for energy after the new Default Market Offer …
Three phases to a successful energy transition
Australia has committed to a national net zero target by 2050, but there are still a number of hurdles to reaching that goal and the …
April 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures prices in the April 2022 energy market have been on a wild ride with record highs and sharp reversals making it hard to keep …
Lock in reasonable energy rates while you can – Victorian electricity prices could be about to skyrocket
Wholesale electricity prices are going through the roof and hitting record highs in New South Wales and Queensland. Prices in Victoria are still relatively stable …