The Latest Breaking News from AEMO

Australia’s wholesale power prices double in a year as coal-fired power plants falter

The jolt in costs is being blamed mostly on more expensive fossil fuels and falling reliability of coal-fired power plants

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2022

A close look at election campaign promises shows major parties still back fossil fuels

The Morrison government has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for new gas projects, while Labor moves in lockstep with them on coal

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2022

The Coalition-News Corp attack on Labor’s energy policy is all too familiar

A simplistic claim about power price hikes splashed across tabloid front pages on Tuesday could seed confusion and doubt

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2022

Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025

Origin Energy plans to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early, in 2025, with plans to replace it with a big battery on the same site.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

What is renewable energy curtailment and how does it affect rooftop solar?

Did you know your rooftop solar panels may be automatically switching off in the middle of the day? Here's what causes "curtailment" and how it can be avoided.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Why the shutdown of AGL’s coal-fired plants will probably happen even sooner than power giant says

The two plants selected for early shutdown currently produce about 7% of Australia’s total carbon emissions

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2022

AEMO calls for funding hike as renewable energy levels send management costs soaring

Costs incurred by the body that keeps the lights on across Australia are skyrocketing as surging levels of renewable energy increasingly challenge the security of the grid.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2022