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 …
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 …
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 …
Reduce energy price risk by hedging
The global natural gas crunch has created an energy crisis of epic proportions in the northern hemisphere, causing electricity retailers to go bust and prices …
Gas crisis three times bigger than originally thought – PM
Gas giants and state governments have been ordered by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to shore up supply or face strict export limits in the face …
Battery storage to play bigger role in stabilising power grid
The Australian Energy Market Commission has modified the rules related to demand response to smooth out imbalances between power supply and demand as it recognises …
Energy crisis solutions laid out by respected engineer
The Federal Government seems to have finally woken up to Australia’s energy crisis, but aside from political rhetoric, what are the real solutions to the …
Scholar lays blame for energy crisis on politics
Balance needs to be found between market innovation and protection of customers Batteries gas and renewables – The Energy Holy Trinity Shifting the blame will …
Cold water poured on theory that Snowy Hydro will solve energy crisis
Federal Government Resources Minister Matt Canavan has poured cold water on the notion that the $2 billion Snowy Hydro expansion project will solve Australia’s energy …