2022/23 Australian energy insights report

Analytics on key current developments in the Australian energy industry

Cornwall Insight Australia has released its latest compilation of Australian energy insights, charts, and analyses. The report includes the topics of energy storage and flexibility, generation (all technologies), power prices, low carbon generation, FCAS, policy and regulation, electric vehicles, and transmission and distribution.

Cornwall Insight Australia delivers research, consultancy, modelling, and training to businesses across the energy value chain. We tackle a new issue facing the energy industry in each of our Chart of the week research publications, produced by our consulting, modelling, analytics, and intelligence subscriptions team of experts. A year’s worth of our weekly charts are included in this report from 1 April 2022 to 30 March 2023, and we encourage you to take advantage of our insights.

We undertake this because we are passionate about the industry, curious about the energy market, and want to make a difference. Our Charts of the week stimulate discussion and ensure our clients and the wider energy industry can continue these conversations. Please don’t hesitate to contact Cornwall Insight Australia for further information or assistance.

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E-mobility and low carbon

Paving the way: EV Country Attractiveness Index findings

Following the previous iteration of the EVCA Index, published in September 2023, the EV market has continued to grow across Europe. From October 2022 to October 2023, the EU, Norway, and the UK have seen a combined 29% year-on-year increase in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales. Cornwall Insight have partnered...

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New South Wales REZ outlook

From Cornwall Insight Australia's Energy Market Perspective Our quarterly Energy Market Perspective contains an analysis of indicative capacity at REZ zones throughout the NEM.  The following assessment for NSW is from our latest edition. Request Energy Market Perspective call back The strategic development of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) in New...

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Capacity Investment Scheme boosted from 6GW to 32GW

From Cornwall Insight Australia's Energy Market Alerts service Last Friday, the Commonwealth announced a major boost to the Capacity Investment Scheme, with the scheme now expected to deliver 32GW (combination of 9GW firming capacity and 23GW renewable generation) – up from 6GW. Cornwall Insight Australia has released an Energy Market...

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What are Australia’s emissions reduction targets?

From Cornwall Insight Australia's Energy Market Alerts service Energy laws have now been amended to incorporate an emissions reduction objective alongside the other objectives. The list of targets that the market bodies will need to consider is listed in a separately published Targets Statement. The targets currently listed cover both...

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Energy prices tumble in October

From Cornwall Insight Australia’s NEM Market Analysis report With over 700 GWh of rooftop PV added to the NEM since October last year, records were again set in NEM minimum demands along with a high instantaneous renewable penetration within the grid of 71.4%. Once again, the month’s main story was...

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Emissions intensity drops for October 2023

From Cornwall Insight Australia’s NEM Market Analysis report This October saw a 12.6% reduction in total emissions (accounting for -1.18 Mt CO2-e reduction) as solar and wind generation has increased significantly. The reduction in emissions may continue with the arrival of Fly Creek and Rye Park wind farms expected soon...

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Latest Marginal Loss Factor (MLF) forecasts

Cornwall Insight Australia recently launched our Marginal loss factor (MLF) curve subscription insight service. The MLF curve provides future projections of MLF throughout the NEM, allowing clients to be better informed of likely MLF trajectories for both current projects and be able to benchmark MLFs for projects under development. The...

Net zero corporates and ESG

Q3 2023 All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030 overview

This report provides an annual overview of trends for the All-Ireland Power Market out to 2030 using outputs from Cornwall Insight’s latest forward curve for the All-Island (AI) Single Electricity Market (SEM) covering Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This publication is based on comprehensive market and asset-level power...