Batteries in South Australia earn $1 million over two days
December 24, 2019
Grid-scale batteries in South Australia earned almost $1 million from the energy market over two days from 19-20 December 2019 (see Figure 1) as ...
Wholesale electricity prices reach record highs
August 29, 2019
Financial year ending June 2019 saw wholesale electricity prices rise in every state in the National Electricity Market (NEM). Victoria had the h ...
National Electricity Market year in review part 2/2: Changing energy mix
January 18, 2019
In the second installment of our National Electricity Market (NEM) Year in Review series, we will be looking at how the energy mix has evolved ov ...
National Electricity Market year in review part 1/2: Wholesale electricity prices
January 8, 2019
2018 has been another challenging year for the energy industry. Hopes of a national policy that merges energy and emissions were dashed with the ...
Carbon emissions intensity of electricity continues to fall
December 4, 2018
The carbon emissions intensity of the National Electricity Market (NEM) looks set to continue to fall in 2018 for the third year in a row. Figure ...
QLD solar is booming and pushing down daytime electricity prices
October 31, 2018
2018 is already a record year for solar PV in Australia, and in particular, the utility scale sector. Queensland (QLD) leads the nation across se ...
Why baseload coal has no future in a modern grid
June 27, 2018
The debate about the need for baseload coal-fired power stations has reignited this week. Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg was Read more >
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 ...