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Commentary

Powershop, Diamond lead “new breed” of people-focused power retailers
Upstart electricity retailers Powershop and Diamond Energy again win 5-star rankings in independent Green Energy Guide. AGL, meanwhile, earned itself an elephant stamp.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2018

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Markets

South Australia pays the price of big system peaks
More than one-third of SA wholesale electricity costs over summer came from price spikes in less than 1% of the time. They pushed overall costs up by 50%.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

The myth about South Australia’s high electricity prices
The myth that SA renewables are responsible for their high electricity prices keeps on keeping on. So here’s another reason why it should be debunked.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2018

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Utilities

How do you solve a problem like fixed charges?
Everyone hates the fixed charges on their electricity bills, so why do they keep going up? Is it because retailers take us for mugs?
Mark Byrne

Feb 23, 2018

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Markets

Frydenberg, IPA trolling renewables on ABC’s Q&A – again
The Coalition and IPA tag-team were at it again against renewables on Q&A. It’s disappointing enough that the country’s federal energy minister should have such a blind spot on new technology, but it appears to be a party-wide phenomenon. At least Catweazle was funny.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2018

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Renewables

Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost
Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2018

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High German power prices, low monthly bills?
German household power bills are badly exaggerated, and the Energiewende is not causing energy poverty.
Craig Morris

Feb 9, 2018

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Markets

Greens call to buy back the grid, in power play against ALP
Australian Greens call on federal Labor to take a stance on ownership of the nation’s electricity grid, after unveiling a policy proposal that would seek to return it to public hands.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 2, 2018

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LNP, One Nation would force Queensland energy prices up; Greens, ALP down
New report says LNP and One Nation support for uneconomic coal fired power station would force prices up in Queensland, and add to system security risks.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 21, 2017

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Commentary

NEG will replace electricity markets with Soviet-style state planning
The NEG is the end of the electricity market as we know it. Effectively, it puts the regulators at the centre of the industry. It is the Australian energy equivalent of “Gosplan”, the State Planning Committee.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 25, 2017

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Charts of the week: Busting electricity market myths
If you ask mainstream media, renewables are the key driver of Australia’s rising power prices; a scourge that’s at its worst in South Australia. Yeah, nah.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 20, 2017

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Markets

Voters blame energy companies – and PM – for sky-high power prices
More than four times as many people blame Malcolm Turnbull for sky-high power prices than renewable energy companies. That power campaign went well didn’t it!
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 5, 2017

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