Electricity prices have become a political hot potato, and the blame game has been running unchecked for more than a year, writes David Blowers.

3600 MW, or 14% of coal and gas generation failed during the February 2017 heatwave. Report calls for the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) to require “heat safe” back-up for coal and gas plants. New analysis shows that coal and gas failed to provide energy security during the February 2017 heatwave. Additionally, it found that solar...

Local electricity sharing schemes have the potential to play an increased role in the Australian National Electricity Market as the penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) continues to grow. These models allow participants to share energy between separately owned and operated DERs, however are largely untested. While embedded networks have generally been established for specific...

This quick guide provides a list of key Australian sources, and some high level international resources, that assist in understanding the Australian energy market.

Many countries are embarking on transitions to sustainable energy systems. Others are already well underway. Their transitions will require fundamental and interrelated changes in technologies, fuels, infrastructure, policies, markets and institutions. We provide an initial exploration of the key elements of policy packages for sustainable energy transitions as well as their application in different timeframes.