Electricity Wasted, No Demand

We have more renewable energy than ever before. Why are we switching it off? 9th November, 2025 By Daniel Mercer, Alex Lim, ABC Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/renewable-energy-spilled-as-generation-outgrows-demand-/105929716 On a bright, breezy afternoon in Western Australia’s agricultural south-west, something seems amiss. The wind is blowing, but in the distance, giant wind turbines — each capable of powering thousands … Continue reading Electricity Wasted, No Demand →

Transmission Costs

Electricity bills set to rise as Australian Energy Regulator sets new network transmission costs 29th April, 2024 By Adam Langenberg, State Political Reporter, ABC Source; abc.net.au/news/electricity-bills-rising-as-energy-regulator-increases-costs/103784950 The transmission increases are largely driven by increases in interest rates and inflation.( ABC News: Andrew O'Connor ) In short: Electricity customers in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and New South Wales are … Continue reading Transmission Costs →

Subsidies Drain Power From The Electricity Market

'...not one of the 24 gigawatts of wind, grid solar or rooftop solar would have been installed without a subsidy.'-Dr Alan Moran

Proposed $200 Million ‘Victorian Big Battery’ for Moorabool

"This is not justified on the basis of reliability," Grattan Institute energy director Tony Wood said.

State Imports Energy As Prices Skyrocket.

POWER companies in Victoria are being forced to pay five times as much for electricity as they did three years ago and are now reliant on other states to keep the lights on.

The Herald Sun can reveal Victoria flipped to taking more electricity from the rest of the country than it was exporting for the first time in 2018-19. It is also now a net importer along with South Australia — a state that has had some of the highest wholesale energy prices in the world in recent years.

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor said he feared Victoria would face more blackouts this summer.