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 …
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 …
February 2022 Electricity Market Review
After writing about the accelerating pace of Australia’s renewable transition for some time now, February’s news still took us by surprise. Just as the futures …
Summer 2021-2022 Electricity Market Review
Welcome to the first market review of 2022! It has been a subdued summer weather-wise for the eastern states with La Niña dominating temperatures but …
November 2021 Electricity Market Review
Summer is on our doorstep and it’s official – it is going to be a wet one. The Bureau of Meteorology announced this month that …
October 2021 Electricity Market Review
As the world gathered in Glasgow for COP 26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, the Morrison Government announced that it would commit Australia to …
September 2021 Electricity Market Review
Energy prices in NSW and Queensland jumped around in the September 2021 energy market in response to the global energy crisis against a backdrop of …
August 2021 Electricity Market Review
The steep price gains of the last few months slowed down in August but showed no signs of reversing. Another month of notable renewable output …
July 2021 Electricity Market Review
The price rise trend that began in February showed no signs of slowing down in July with futures contracts up between 4 and 15% across …
June 2021 Energy Market Review
After the Callide C explosion dominated the electricity markets in May, the June 2021 energy market delivered its own drama. This time severe flooding in …