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Over the last five years, buying wholesale has been at least 5.6% cheaper than fixed rate contracts.
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AEMO invests in demand response
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will soon trial a multi million initiative for better electricity demand response in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
Market Wrap 3 minute read
Market Wrap – April & May 2017
April 2017
With summer now well and truly behind us, demand did decline as expected. But because we said Bye Bye Hazelwood in March – and because there were a number of outages at NSW coal-fired power stations, April and May prices were higher than they were in March.
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Industry news 1 minute read
Electric vehicles
April 2017
Over the next 10 years, the AEMO expects a major transformation of the energy system.
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Industry news 1 minute read
Fixed-rate prices explained
March 2017
Whether the fixed-rates are at peak or off-peak, retailers arrive at a rate by looking at the predicted market movements and adding their margin. The result? You’re provided with a take it or leave it rate that gives you no control when rates rise.
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Renewables 2 minute read
Bioenergy: a secret fuel from your own paddock
March 2017
Let’s take a look at what this is. The term bioenergy (sometimes called Waste-to-Energy) is the treatment of organic matter (i.e. biomass) to generate electricity or heat energy. It’s a process that turns overlooked organic sources into an economically profitable fuel source.
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Industry news 1 minute read
Bye bye Hazelwood
March 2017
As one of the highest carbon-emitting power plants in the National Electricity Market, Hazelwood was capable of generating up to 1300MWh – that’s around 20% of Victoria’s capacity to generate electricity.
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Flow Power 1 minute read
Your feedback integrated into our plans
March 2017
Following our annual survey, we’ve been making some improvements. On 18 March, we began refining our Weekly Market Report and Market Wrap to include two new data sources. This will improve the accuracy of the report, meaning you can plan your week in a way that makes the most of the market. We also updated how we report the Market Wrap in Wholesale Edge.
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