Do we need nuclear?

Imagine a nation that has unlimited energy streaming down form the sun almost every day. Plus plenty of wind along the coasts, plains and mountain ridges. This fuel is free. Now imagine incredibly expensive power stations that take 5-10 years to plan and approve and...

Power prices on the up again – Why?

The recent Announcement from AEMO (the ‘Regulator’) suggest that power prices will go up in the eastern states from between 20 to 25 cents per kWh in July 23 for the DEFAULT offer. This means that for anyone not on the default offer the price increase will...

Quo Vadis power prices?

We’ve been asked a lot of times what power prices will be doing in the near future. Do we know? All we know is what is happening to the drivers of power prices. These include: –  Coal fired power becomes increasingly uncompetitive a solar and wind are...

Our BLOG – new focus!

After a break of almost 2 years we have decided to give our blog a new focus: SOLAR: in the view of diminishing fee-in tariffs still a good option? BATTERY TECHNOLOGY: What’s new? Which companies are leading the charge? Demand charges for residential customers...