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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

Regulator takes control of power system, suspending national market

The Australian Energy Market Operator has effectively taken control of the national market.

The national electricity market has been suspended as the market operator says it has become impossible to operate within the rules.

The Australian Energy Market Operator said in a note issued on Wednesday it had suspended the electricity spot market in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria until further notice.

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