Electricity prices shape how—and whether—households and businesses will invest in the technologies essential for decarbonisation.
Why electricity tariffs matter for the green energy transition
Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Why we have electricity tariffs all wrong
US energy economist says we have got our electricity tariffs all wrong, by focusing almost exclusively on what utilities need, and not consumers.
Energy complaints surge as households struggle with rising bills
Rising energy bills are driving a surge in complaints. The NSW Energy Ombudsman wants better consumer protections and retailer accountability.
SwitchedOn podcast: Energy complaints are soaring and consumers need better protection
NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman Janine Young unpacks the surge in energy complaints and explores what stronger consumer protections should look like.
Network launches flexible rooftop solar exports as an antidote to sun tax
Network launches AI-powered flexible export system to help rooftop solar customers get more from their investment while maintaining grid stability.
Our electricity pricing model is broken – and consumers are bearing the cost
Alan Pears says Australia’s energy pricing system is outdated and retailers and networks must shoulder greater risk so consumers can get a better deal.
“Nightmare:” Energy tariffs that are blowing out bills, blindsiding consumers
Regulator report finds that little-understood but increasingly common demand tariffs can add up to $800 to an annual electricity bill, often without any warning.
Household battery bonus more than doubled to $12,000, peak feed-in tariff boosted to soak up rooftop PV
One Australian region has delivered on a promise to double the home battery bonus, and to offer a significant lift in feed in tariffs during demand peaks.
Flow Power enters home retail market offering big benefits from small behavioural changes
Flow Power is branching into the residential market with a "technology integrated" electricity plan – and a mission to "massively step up" how consumers engage with energy.
If hot water ran off daytime solar, we could slash emissions and tame the solar duck
Switching water heaters to charge during the day can soak up solar and make sure electricity supply and demand match. A new, real-world trial has put this technique to the test.
Rooftop solar almost always pays off – but what happens when you add batteries?
A client recently presented us with a challenge: More than 2,000 properties that could have solar and batteries installed, but a limited budget. Here's what we found.
How my solar battery is battling coal on the open market – and the score so far
Since adding a home battery, I have been jousting with giants in the Great Game of Electricity Demand and Supply. Here is the score so far.
Consumers need simpler energy bills, not more complicated tariffs
ECA opposes making time-of-use tariffs mandatory and wants a minimum three-year transition period for households to move to cost-reflective pricing.
SwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a recipe for bill shock
Energy Consumers Australia CEO Brendan French on why cost-reflective electricity tariffs should not be mandatory – and should not make energy bills more complicated.
New time-of-use tariff dangles huge daytime power discount. So is it a good deal?
A "lowest in the market" daytime electricity usage rate is on offer in South Australia as part of a major shift to time-of-use tariffs. How does it measure up?
How a Tassie retailer is helping Port of Brisbane to use more of its own solar
Momentum Energy signs Port of Brisbane to its Virtual Energy Network offering, which shares excess solar generated at one site across others.
