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 …
Coal becomes unprofitable with market volatility and price hikes likely to return in the medium term
Wholesale electricity prices are at a six-year low, but market volatility and price hikes are likely to return in the medium term as coal becomes …
Wholesale electricity prices to remain stable until 2023 if big batteries, hydro, and gas-peaking plants firm up renewables
The volume of renewable energy generated, rooftop solar uptake, falling coal and gas prices and lower demand have all contributed to wholesale electricity spot prices, …
Energy Market Wrap March 2019: Budget fails to address distribution and supply issues
Market Wrap March: Futures prices for wholesale electricity are climbing across the board as the National Energy Market braces for a forecast El Nino weather …
Market Wrap September 2018
Market wrap: Temperatures around Australia have started to warm up and that has led to lowered demand as people turned down their heaters, but futures …
It’s official – Renewable energy will be cheaper than coal
A recent report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has established that renewable energy will be cheaper than coal in the near future and …
April electricity rates update
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria from 1 April through to May 17. The biggest drop …
Electricity rates update – January 2018
Electricity rates – Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 January 2018 through to 12 February 2018. The biggest drop was experienced …
Tripling electricity price increases put forecast drops into serious doubt – how can you protect your business?
Businesses facing paying up to a triple electricity price increase when renewing electricity contracts are putting serious doubts on forecasts that energy tariffs will become …
Electricity rates update: November 2017
Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped slightly in all states under review in November apart from South Australia. The biggest drop was experienced in Queensland with …