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  • Tasmania’s bizarre energy Catch 22

    August 10, 2012 - no Comments

    Hydro Tasmania is reaping the benefits of the undersea power cable Basslink, exporting carbon-free electricity to the mainland worth millions of dollars, whilst Aurora Energy passes on a 10.56 per

  • Victoria accused of double standards on wind farm planning

    August 3, 2012 - no Comments

    Victoria’s Baillieu government has come under fire for its “one state, two regulation” policy on wind farms in city and country areas. The coalition government which took power in Victoria

  • Reverse auctions proposed for renewable power

    July 18, 2012 - no Comments

    Melbourne-based think tank the Grattan Institute has called for a new model for renewable energy policy, based around a system of reverse auctions for long-term contracts. The institute, which is

  • RET under attack

    July 11, 2012 - no Comments

    Australia’s 2 percent Renewable Energy Target by 2020 is under fire, with claims that the goal is adding too much to the price of power. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has

  • Qld slashes solar tariff

    June 27, 2012 - no Comments

    The Queensland Government has slashed the solar feed in tariffs for new household solar systems by 80 percent, arguing that continuing with the current tariff would have cost the state

  • Power sell off raises $3 billion, unleashes feral animal hunt

    June 1, 2012 - no Comments

    The next phase of the NSW power privatisation is expected to raise A$3 billion after the State Government made a deal with the minority Shooters Party, which backed the sell-off

  • Hydro Tasmania slammed for mainland discounting

    May 30, 2012 - no Comments

    While Tasmania is yet to introduce retail contestability for small business and retail customers, Hydro Tasmania’s retail subsidiary Momentum Energy is spruiking cheap power to supporters of sporting clubs in

  • AGL ok to buy Loy Yang

    May 25, 2012 - no Comments

    AGL Energy has received the regulatory greenlight for its $450 million takeover of Victoria’s coal-fired Loy Yang power station, one of Australia’s largest polluters. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

  • BluGen could be FiT eligible in Victoria

    May 25, 2012 - no Comments

    While the solar industry fumes at Victorian proposals which would slash the feed in tariff (FiT) for home solar, BlueGen developer Ceramic Fuel Cells says the same report opens the

  • Fight brewing over Vic feed-in tariffs

    May 23, 2012 - no Comments

    Victoria is heading for controversy over its feed-in tariff for rooftop solar if recommendations from the Government’s productivity adviser are implemented. The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) report recommends