Insights

QLD heatwave
QLD smashes electricity demand record during heatwave but narrowly avoids high pricing

February 27, 2018

Midway through February 2018, Queenslanders sweltered through a severe heatwave, which saw statewide average temperatures exceed 40°C for severa ...

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Victoria sets new record for electricity prices

February 1, 2018

Victoria has traditionally been considered the “boring state” when it comes to volatility in wholesale electricity prices. But that all chang ...

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emissions intensity NEM
Emissions intensity of NEM below carbon tax levels for 6th consecutive month

November 17, 2017

October 2017 marked the 6th consecutive month where the emissions intensity of the National Electricity Market (NEM) was below the average level ...

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Solar PV
Impact of small solar PV on the NSW wholesale electricity market

October 16, 2017

Energy Synapse has been engaged by Solar Citizens to perform an independent analytical study to in ...

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Corporate renewable energy
Four reasons why all corporates should consider renewable energy

June 22, 2017

Up until recently, renewable energy has been a hard sell for the large commercial and industrial sector. However, this has radically changed and ...

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energy crisis
Energy crisis update: Wholesale electricity prices more than doubled during Q1 2017

April 14, 2017

Extreme summer heat combined with energy crisis factors such as high gas prices, outdated market rules and a lack of competition, have produced e ...

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Hazelwood
Victorian energy users without a bold plan will be in big trouble following Hazelwood closure

March 20, 2017

Hazelwood, a brown coal-fired power station located in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, is scheduled to progressively close down from the 24th to ...

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Solar PV NSW heatwave
Small solar owners saved the NSW electricity market $888 million during heatwave

February 15, 2017

New South Wales recently experienced a severe heatwave, which saw parts of the state exceed 45°C. These extreme conditions put significant strai ...

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