When the electricity grid was designed and built there was a large generation source at one end and consumers at the other. It started with heavy cables strong enough to handle the extreme electrical current coming from the generator and the web of wires and infrastructure got smaller with less current being distributed over thinner… Read More
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Was Last Summer the New Normal in Energy? | GloBird Energy
As we deal with the ongoing challenges of a COVID-19 world, those of us living in areas that weren’t badly impacted by last summer’s devastating bushfires may have all but forgotten how bad things were for several months. But we’ve been having a look at the annual review of system operations in the National Electricity… Read More
How will wholesale demand response impact on you?
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
Post-COVID Energy Reform in Australia? | GloBird Energy
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
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
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