Evidence from takeover bids for Australia’s last two publicly listed electricity network services companies suggests consumers are paying more than they should.
Your power bills could be 15% cheaper, if the energy regulator was doing its job
Solar tax counts cost of panels, but who will pay for Snowy 2.0?
Snowy Hydro will impose a massive additional cost on NSW customers, but solar panels on household roofs, which bring prices down for all of us, are the focus of massive reform.
Solar tax debate needs government intervention, not a push-poll
Responsible governments should be demanding an explanation of why supposed customer and welfare advocacy has gone so badly off the rails.
Facts matter, and so does the size of tariffs proposed for solar export tax
The AEMC continues to ignore the evidence that fixing the solar export problem (whatever it may be) involves trivial amounts of expenditure.
The sun tax debate: misconception and false-accusation?
Some of the claims made by advocates of the solar export fee, or the sun tax, do not bear scrutiny.
Where is proof that rooftop solar is being subsidised by non-solar households?
One of the key arguments used to justify the introduction of a solar export charge is that rooftop solar households are being subsidised by others. But does this stack up?
Is rooftop solar really causing a network bottleneck?
Has the AEMC been gullible in accepting frivolous claims about bottlenecks associated with the connection of rooftop solar?
Subsidy or not, Yallourn deal will likely set a precedent for more coal closures
Much has been gained with the Yallourn closure deal. It would not be surprising to see other generators approaching the Government along similar lines.
Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market
Australia’s electricity market is unsustainable. Texas shows us why.
Snowy Hydro pumps up its numbers, but do they hold water?
Snowy Hydro is using unpublished negative price data to boost prospects of Snowy 2.0’s commercial success. But the claims raise more questions than answers.
