Among the many interesting points made in the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) comprehensive State of the Energy Market 2024 report, was this matter-of-fact statement: “The energy efficiency of homes plays a vital role in reducing emissions and the cost of energy bills.” While the report goes into much more detail, it’s fair to say that… Read More
One step closer to the holy grail of near-limitless clean energy
The pursuit of the energy holy grail of nuclear fusion continues apace and, while we might not be quite as optimistic as the people involved in the research and development, we are “barracking” for them to be successful. Right now, the question seems to be more “Which will be the first to make the breakthrough… Read More
5 key energy topics we’ll be hearing more about in 2025
It’s 100 years since Victoria started transmitting electricity from the Yallourn Power Station to Melbourne. While there are a few things that haven’t changed a whole lot, the overall energy landscape in Australia is looking very different. We’re in the middle of a period during which our entire energy system is being reshaped and we… Read More
Can Australia have a reliable energy supply that’s also affordable?
When we had a look at the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER’s) annual State of the energy market report we decided that the sections that covered the reliability and affordability of our energy warranted a separate article – so here it is! The report is 310 pages long so to save you the pain, we’ve tried… Read More
AER reports record low electricity demand in Australia
For more than 15 years the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has produced an annual State of the energy market report, reviewing the previous 12 months (financial year) across Australian energy markets and for energy consumers. When this year’s report was released last month, there were a couple of headlines (as usual), but not as much… Read More
There’s always something noteworthy happening in the world of energy
Every day we read something about what’s happening in the energy market, either locally or globally. Some of what’s written about is speculative and might never come to fruition, some is reported from or slanted toward a particular perspective or agenda (although that doesn’t always mean we take it with a grain of salt), and… Read More