Hey Reader, in today's edition: Please, no more reviews Gas review homework due Eraring hangs on NEM review Scope for ministerial delay The Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council will meet on Friday with electricity and gas market reviews in the pipeline as cover for delaying key decisions. Expert view “While the ministers talk system security, a key to unlocking it lies with governments ensuring distribution and transmission networks publish network capacity and operations data to...
3 days ago • 10 min read
Hey Reader, in today's edition: Damien Nicks seeks evolution Tradies must follow the money Give farmers tax deductions for infrastructure hosting: Kean Evolution not revolution The Nelson review gets a broad thumbs up from one of Australia’s biggest gentailers but there are some nerves. “The building blocks and the thinking is there, but there’s still a lot of detail to be worked through and not all of that detail has been released and I think that will come as the next phase, AGL Energy...
4 days ago • 10 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy's weekly data newsletter. This week we take a closer look at new data centre forecasts and the energy demand scenarios for Sydney vs Melbourne. A one horse race As Australia’s most mature data centre market, Sydney is now at the stage where network constraints are preventing new energy connections in inner and Western Sydney. Ratings agency Moody’s last week said the networks, which usually connect on a “first-come, first-served” basis, were moving toward...
5 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, in today's edition: Queensland's transition skills problem NSW dials up ambition Outlook is peaky Queensland energy brain drain runs deep At least eight senior executives have left senior roles in the Queensland departments of energy and Treasury, and state-owned energy businesses, since the Liberal National Party government of Premier David Crisafulli was elected last October. The departures come as the state government seeks a new energy roadmap based on a $1.4 billion extension...
6 days ago • 9 min read
Hey Reader, in today's edition: Pushing through long-duration storage Productivity with purpose 'Surprising agreement' at Bowen roundtable NSW green bank joins push for project fast tracking When NSW Energy Minster Penny Sharpe made the case for last week’s energy project fast-tracking bill in Parliament, she called out Transgrid’s compressed air “mini-grid” being developed by Canadian firm Hydrostor in Broken Hill. The Minister wants to see projects like these go ahead earlier, in the race...
7 days ago • 10 min read
Hey Reader, in today's edition: Making CER more visible Fresh hope for vanadium proponents Battery benefits for Wambal Bila community Amber eyes NEM bidding amid CER turf war Consumer energy resources specialist retailer Amber Electric has welcomed the electricity market review recommendation to ensure groups like it participate more actively in the NEM. Amber expects its fleet of automated customer batteries to grow from about 70 megawatts today to 500 MW within two or three years. “AEMO has...
10 days ago • 11 min read
Hey Reader, in today's edition: NEM review hopes high Building their own power supply to strike gold ARENA's latest solar injection Pain-free delivery, now for the questions The NEM review panel yesterday delivered their draft report on what could see a major shakeup of the energy market and the transition more broadly with nary a negative headline. They are probably still to come as the energy sector fully digests a series of recommendations that if implemented will see winners and losers....
11 days ago • 11 min read
Hey Reader, the market is still digesting today's supersized draft report of the NEM review, but in this special edition of The Energy we cut through the noise to bring you our first take and some early expert views on the key issues. We’ll have the full recording of our webinar with Tim Nelson out tomorrow, along with more reaction. Please encourage your colleagues to subscribe. Energy giants face new obligations Power giants will face new “guardrails” on their market share to address...
12 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy's weekly data newsletter. This week we look at AEMO's new data centre demand forecasts and the thinking behind the wide range of scenarios. But in breaking news, the NEM review draft report just dropped. You can find it here and get all the detail from the panel, including Tim Nelson, at our webinar today. Scenario planning The Australian Energy Market Operator has given itself a 40% margin of error in new forecasts on data centre energy demand. Splitting...
12 days ago • 5 min read