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The state of electricity – according to the ACCC

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Last year, we wrote a couple of posts about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry report*, which concluded in June 2018, and the recommendations it contained.  In a nutshell, we thought what the ACCC produced was pretty fair, including the fact that they identified that wholesale prices and network costs are... Read More

Is it unrealistic to expect no blackouts?

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In June, there was a massive blackout across Argentina and Uruguay, leaving 48 million people without power from around 7 am on a Sunday morning. It took several hours for authorities to even begin restoring power, which meant thousands of homes in the capital Buenos Aires were also without water because the city’s water system... Read More

Win a year’s FREE energy: We have a WINNER!

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Over the last couple of months, we have given new customers the opportunity to win a year’s free energy. Having said that, we have a winner – and would like to congratulate P. Dal Santo! To all others who entered the competition, we’d like to thank you for doing so, and wish you the best... Read More

Is demand response the answer to all our energy woes?

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About a week ago, The Australia Institute – an independent public policy think tank based in Canberra – released a report Keeping up with the competition: Global trend to demand response. It makes a lot of interesting points about how demand response could impact on the Australian energy market, not least by reducing prices. As... Read More