prices

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | 3 2 1… fight: VRE and price cannibalisation in NEM

    In the last decade, the rapid decline in deployment cost of variable renewable energy (VRE) generation capacity has given renewables an advantage over fossil fuels for new builds as highlighted in ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2020’ report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In the report, Australia has...

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Australian Chart of the week | Supply creates its own demand: negative pricing in the NEM

    In the National Electricity Market (NEM), generators offer the prices at which they are willing to supply electricity to the system operator – the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) – who in turn matches these offers with demand on a least-cost merit order basis. The offer price of the last...

  • Business supply and services

    Chart of the week | Prices rise for SMEs as energy demand grows

    Over the last six months our Pricing in the SME Gas and Power Markets reports have tracked a recovery in SME prices, following 5 consecutive quarters of price reductions. In this Chart of the week, we look at the trends in energy prices in the SME sector and how they...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week |“These aren’t the [droids] prices you’re looking for”: peaks are up

    The Federal Government released their Technology Investment Roadmap Discussion Paper (‘Roadmap’) earlier in May. The Roadmap is a solidification of the Federal Government’s position that they will support investment in low carbon technologies to reduce emissions rather than support a tax or carbon price scheme to assist the transition to...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Price cannibalisation in the NEM: dawn of new era?

    Price outcomes in the NEM in recent weeks have left many wondering if the market is entering a new era of increased risk and volatility in prices even before 5-min settlement kicks in. In this week's Chart of the week, we look at prices at certain settlement periods. We analyse...