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 …
March 2022 Electricity Market Review
What a difference 12 months can make. This time last year the NEM was enjoying the lowest prices on record, thermal generators were threatening to …
The timeline for coal exit in Australia’s power generation fleet
The timeline for coal power stations’ exit in Australia keeps shifting forward, with the largest in the country – the 2.9 Gigawatt Eraring plant closing …
What will Australia’s National Energy Market look like after coal?
The latest projections show that coal will be completely phased out of electricity generation by 2043, but what will Australia’s National Energy Market look like …
Why are coal plants closing early?
Australia’s electricity generators are bringing the closure of coal-fired power plants forward by years at a time because coal-fired energy is no longer profitable, but …