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Extreme summer heat combined with energy crisis factors such as high gas prices, outdated market rules and a lack of competition, have produced e ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jan 2017 records highest ever electricity price in QLD but flexible energy users could pay 37% less
February 1, 2017
The average pool price during January 2017 in the QLD wholesale electricity market was $197.65/MWh. This is the highest monthly average since the ...