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  • Gas network reforms panned for shifting cost of avoiding “death spiral” from investors to consumers
    Policy & Planning

    Gas network reforms panned for shifting cost of avoiding “death spiral” from investors to consumers

    A package of reforms proposed to avoid a gas network death spiral has been described as a “profound disappointment” by consumer advocates, who say it puts faith in gas companies to “price reasonably.”
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 27, 2026
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  • “Significant shift:” Batteries are capping electricity prices and helping to bust the energy market cartel
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    “Significant shift:” Batteries are capping electricity prices and helping to bust the energy market cartel

    A near tripling of installed battery capacity and increasingly diverse ownership of solar and wind generators is pushing down electricity prices and boosting market competition, a new report has found.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 20, 2026
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  • Demand response trials could open up more than 1 gigawatt of extra grid capacity
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    Demand response trials could open up more than 1 gigawatt of extra grid capacity

    This may be one of the most important trials underway today, at least if data centres are to provide the grid services they promise.
    Rachel Williamson
    Jun 18, 2026
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  • Regulator drafts new retail energy guidelines in push for  “honest and fair” consumer experience
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    Regulator drafts new retail energy guidelines in push for “honest and fair” consumer experience

    Regulator seeks feedback on range of updates to retailer guidelines, following a series of market rule changes and reforms aimed at demystifying electricity bills and keeping retailers honest.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 5, 2026
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  • Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
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    Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis

    Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 26, 2026
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  • Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between “median” electricity plans and lowest deals on offer
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    Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between “median” electricity plans and lowest deals on offer

    Difference between median retail electricity market offers and the lowest offer available to households could be hundreds of dollars in missed annual savings, new report finds.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Apr 7, 2026
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  • Fewer holes in the fence: Industry bodies seek rule change to rein in network ring-fencing waivers
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    Fewer holes in the fence: Industry bodies seek rule change to rein in network ring-fencing waivers

    Years of approvals that allow DNSPs to get around ring-fencing rules are the target of a new request to stop waivers being misused.
    Rachel Williamson
    Mar 17, 2026
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  • Networks seek rule change to cut investment “red tape,” critics spy a new door to gold-plating
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    Networks seek rule change to cut investment “red tape,” critics spy a new door to gold-plating

    A rule change request from Energy Networks Australia seeks to shift some projects out of the onerous public cost-benefit test.
    Rachel Williamson
    Mar 3, 2026
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  • AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset
    Policy & Planning

    AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset

    As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Feb 27, 2026
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  • Rule change promises tighter leash on network spending, changes to carrots and sticks
    Utilities

    Rule change promises tighter leash on network spending, changes to carrots and sticks

    The draft rule will allow the energy regulator to alter a specific part of network revenue determinations when updates are made.
    Rachel Williamson
    Feb 23, 2026
    1
  • Regulator seeks penalties over Broken Hill blackouts, alleges Transgrid breached market rules
    Policy & Planning

    Regulator seeks penalties over Broken Hill blackouts, alleges Transgrid breached market rules

    Regulator launches civil proceedings against NSW network operator over major blackout event that left thousands of customers without power for two weeks.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 17, 2025
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  • Flexible payments versus sun tax: Groundbreaking rooftop PV exports trial to continue through 2026
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    Flexible payments versus sun tax: Groundbreaking rooftop PV exports trial to continue through 2026

    A groundbreaking trial to test an innovative alternative to rooftop solar export tariffs will run for another year and with double the number of participants.
    Rachel Williamson
    Dec 15, 2025
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