The silence on the project commitment front was loud enough to induce a familiar tinnitus: speculation of further regulatory change.
Markets
Energy Markets: Spot electricity prices are shockingly high
Spot electricity prices are shockingly high for this time of year in most states, as Queensland demand surges and Tasmania turns to gas and diesel.
Energy markets: Making sense of the numbers
RenewEconomy is pleased to introduce a weekly update of some key numbers and charts in the NEM.
Snowy Hydro: Another quasi government company hiding out from renewables
Snowy Hydro has tried to play down its image as a renewable company, but now it owns another retailer it may need to revisit its approach to the renewable energy market, and possibly its privatisation.
Can Australia pull success from the ashes of its clean energy policy mistakes?
Australia’s clean energy history is a litany of mistakes, dashed hopes and failed plans. One potential success is the CEFC, but it needs to be less cautious.
Analyst’s corner: Is “better regulation” dead on arrival?
Networks are waging a fierce war with regulators over how much spending they can pass on to consumers. The competition tribunal appears to have decided that higher prices are in the longer term interests of consumers.
