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 …
July 2021 Electricity Market Review
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 …
May 2021 Energy Market Review
In May 2021 we saw that the energy futures market price reversal is in full swing with contracts now trading up to 28% off February …
April 2021 Energy Market Review
Throughout April 2021, the energy transition continued to send shockwaves through the energy industry – even as low wholesale prices showed signs of reversing. This …
Large-scale energy users can trade reduced demand under Wholesale Demand Response rule from October 2021
As from October 2021, large-scale energy users will be able to sell scaled-back use of electricity into the grid under the Wholesale Demand Response rule. …
October 2019 Energy Market Review
The National Energy Market (NEM) is a noisy place and keeping track of pricing can be complicated. As Energy Experts, we constantly monitor wholesale futures …
September 2019 Energy Market Review
The National Energy Market was in a state of flux with high volatility throughout September through a combination of a failure in the Bass Strait …
Potential closure of EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn plant sparks fears of Victoria electricity price spike
Fresh worries about the potential closure of Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Portland could force EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn coal plant to close early and cause an electricity …
How reliability drives price in our electricity market
The failure of the 500-Megawatt Basslink cable, AGL’s Loy Yang A and the Mortlake gas power station in Victoria has sparked more volatility in the …
January heatwave forces wholesale prices through the roof
January 2019 energy market: National Energy Market future and spot prices soared after parts of Melbourne experienced a blackout over 23-25 January during a particularly …
