AER

AER

Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables
The owners of the largest gas plant in South Australia have been hit with a heavy fine for the role it played in a major blackout in early 2017, when it sat idle and failed to comply with market rules.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 27, 2024

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Transmission

Transgrid hands out multi-billion dollar contracts for controversial HumeLink build
Transgrid names winners of nearly $3 billion worth of contracts for HumeLink, where work is going ahead in the face of community criticism and ahead of final project approvals.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 4, 2023

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Utilities

Network super profits cost consumers up to $400 a year, and slow the shift to renewables
Report finds excessive supernormal profits are becoming the norm for Australia’s regulated networks, harming power affordability and diverting billions from the energy transition.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 22, 2023

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Featured

Tesla reveals plan to be Australian energy retailer and “disrupt traditional incumbents”
Tesla reveals details of its plan to take on traditional utility incumbents in Australia by focusing on household and business packages that combine rooftop PV, electric cars and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2023

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Bowen says accelerating switch to renewables essential to “keep the lights on”
In a speech in Adelaide, federal energy minister doubles down on 82% renewables target and hints at new policy initiatives to “amplify” efforts to reach it.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2023

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Gas

“The future doesn’t involve you,” and other things the AER won’t tell dying gas networks
Regulator kicks the gas can down the road as it decides to not make any changes to the price mechanisms for gas networks facing oblivion in the switch to electric.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 2, 2023

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Coal

Australia’s biggest coal generator fined for failing to deliver promised grid services
Australia’s biggest coal generator hit with major fines for failing to deliver the essential grid services that it had promised and for which it was paid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 31, 2023

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Governments

Negative prices: A “gift” to industry to shift demand and make new products
Telstra energy boss says negative prices are a “gift” to encourage big energy users to produce at low cost, and turn megawatt hours into petaflops, and other useful things.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 27, 2023

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AER

Record rooftop solar output slashes wholesale electricity prices
Record levels of solar are taking pressure off the grid and pushing down prices, but regulator says there is a “pressing need” for new investment in large scale wind and solar.
Marion Rae

Oct 19, 2023

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Coal

Callide coal generator was being operated without approval when it blew up in 2021
Regulator fines CS Energy for operating Callide C generator without approval when it blew up in May, 2021. The fine is less than the revenue from one hour’s operation.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 18, 2023

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