Higher wholesale electricity prices are the “new normal” and unlikely to return to previous levels of around $50 per megawatt hour, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute.
Coalition MP Craig Kelly is calling for an overhaul of consumer laws to keep the controversial Liddell coal fired plant open.
A revolutionary mini-grid trial by AusNet Services, a Victorian network operator has swept a section of a Melbourne street off grid for nearly 22 hours. In a project update post, AusNet claimed its mini-grid which features 17 households living along a suburban street in Mooroolbark was “seamlessly” separated from the main grid for 21 hours, with the households being powered solely by a range of solar and battery storage systems mounted on 14 of the homes.
If you have a smart meter in NSW and are on a standard, flat electricity rate, it might be time to look at changing to time-of-use rates.