A couple of weeks ago (June 11) the Australian Energy Market Commission released its final determination and rules on wholesale demand response, noting that the rules will take effect in October 2021. This came despite some major players in the energy sector lobbying for reforms to be delayed, citing the impact of COVID-19 as a… Read More
Is reform coming to the Australian energy sector post-COVID-19?
We’ve all had a lot on our minds over the past couple of months. It’s hardly ‘breaking news’ that more Australians have found themselves facing more challenges than ever before. We don’t envy our leaders in government and business who’ve been trying to balance keeping everyone as safe and well as possible against not setting… Read More
The (almost) A to Z of saving on your gas bill
Gas bills go up in winter. That’s just a fact of life, because most households use more gas in the colder months, particularly heating water and rooms. It’s one of the reasons we recommend bill smoothing: paying a little more than the bill in the warmer months so that the difference between the ‘peak’ season… Read More
Has energy consumption changed during the Covid-19 crisis?
Even before the virus breakout, in recent blog posts we’ve mentioned the need to be positive and to focus on the good. Lately that has become much harder. The pandemic has impacted so many aspects of our lives. Not just large industries, like airlines, but small business, too. The uncertainty and the relentlessness of the… Read More
7 things you should do now to reduce your winter energy bills
Given the current stay-at-home directives from the Government, it looks like a lot of households might be occupied for more hours per day than in previous years as the cold weather starts to set in. That will inevitably mean higher energy use and correspondingly bigger bills. So, if ever there was an incentive to do… Read More
Could working from home win you over?
We know a lot of people are finding themselves working from home for the first time, and the fact that it’s not by choice is making it more challenging for many. However, the proportion of the workforce that works from home, at least some of the time, has been growing over the past decade or… Read More