South Australia’s business community is paying the price for a grid that is no longer fit for purpose. The meeting of COAG’s Energy Council on 19 August must take action to start the transition from the current ‘Dumb Grid’ based on an increasingly outdated and costly centralised distribution model, to a 21st century ‘Smart Grid’...

In recent months, there have been a number of inaccurate media stories linking high electricity prices in South Australia with the state’s high proportion of wind and solar generation. While the complexities and technical aspects of the electricity system can be difficult to fully understand (even for those in the sector), we hope this explainer...

The increased penetration of residential air-conditioners (AC); specifically vapor compression types, is regarded as one of the foremost causes of a dramatic rise in critical peak electricity demands requiring corresponding upgrades of electricity infrastructures. These upgrades requires heavy investments, consequently, driving up electricity prices. Solar air-conditioning systems can reduce this trend, but current vapor-compression air-conditioners...

The Government is committed to the efficient and effective regulation of the energy sector. As part of this commitment, the Government is conducting a review of the General Exemption Order (GEO) in the interests of energy consumers. The GEO provides for exemptions from the requirement to hold an electricity licence for certain activities. The GEO...

The Pacific is home to some of the countries most at risk from the effects of climate change. It is now also home to countries that are leading the world in reducing their fossil fuel consumption and shifting to renewable sources of electricity generation.