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Origin Utilities
If Origin serious about Paris, it should replace Eraring with renewables and storage
Origin shareholders will vote on a resolution calling on Origin Energy to disclose plans to phase out coal power generation consistent with Paris Agreement.
Origin sees future as decentralised and digitised, and focused on solar, storage and "connected" customers. But how to maintain profit margins and beat off new rivals like Shell?
AGL Electric Vehicles Origin Sonnen Storage Utilities
Shell launches electric dreams with bid for Australian energy utility ERM
Shell bids for Australia's ERM Power, marking first big move in plan to take dominant position in electricity and electric transport.
AGL EnergyAustralia Origin Powershop Utilities
UK utility with focus on EVs and storage seeks to disrupt Australia market
UK-based Ovo Energy, backed by Mitsubishi, seeks to take on Australia's big 3 with a focus on smart controls, storage and EV charging.
AGL Alinta Energy CleanTech Bites EnergyAustralia Origin Smart Energy Snowy Hydro Solar Storage Utilities
Big utilities stall on wind and solar, despite the economics
Most of the major "gen-tailers" in Australia have hit the pause button on renewables, hiding behind Coalition policy. It will likely turn out to be a bad idea.
Origin Energy reports electricity business volumes down by 10% compared to March quarter and 9% on June 2018 levels, “due to the loss of higher volume customers.”
Governments Origin Victorian Government
Second Victorian generator offline after Mortlake suffers major “arcing” incident
"Electrical fault" will see Mortlake power station operate at half capacity until Christmas, exacerbating an already stretched Victorian grid heading into summer.
AGL Origin Smart Energy Utilities
AGL looks to future of energy with multi-billion dollar Telco play
AGL looks to the future as it makes a multi-billion dollar play for emerging telco Vocus Group.
Origin Snowy Hydro Solar South Australian Government Utilities
South Australia solar farms switch off as prices fall below zero
The two biggest solar farms switch off in South Australia as market prices go negative. Anyone got a solar sponge?
AGL Coal Origin Snowy Hydro Utilities
Market power delivers $3.5 billion windfall to coal generators, report finds
New report suggests coal generators pocketed an extra $3.5 billion from wholesale markets from closure of Hazelwood, and it had little to with added costs or capacity shortfalls.
