New Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) CEO Audrey Zibelman has certainly hit the ground running since taking over the helm in March 2017, and the …
Australia’s future: Embracing new technologies for energy generation
Court battles could see energy users lose 25% of price cuts
The Australian Energy Regulator has warned that consumers could lose as much as 25% in energy price cuts if energy networks win a series of …
Energy rules need radical overhaul to drive prices down
Australia can only regain its status as a low-cost energy nation if radical changes are made to market rules and if new technologies are embraced, …
AGL Energy to launch peer-to-peer trading experiment
One of the big energy players, AGL, is to begin using blockchain technology to allow users to trade surplus energy generated from rooftop panels in …
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 …
Energy demand reduction scheme to be announced
Business energy users in South Australia and Victoria will be paid to cut their usage during peak demand times as part of a pilot project …
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 …
Budget 2017 – Government wants to buy Snowy Hydro
The big energy news in the 2017 Budget is that the Federal Government has offered to buyout NSW and Victorian stakes in Snowy Hydro, which …
