Latest Energy Market News

Electricity Market Update

Last month, The Australian Energy Market Operator took unprecedented action to constrain the allowable output from five large scale solar farms in VIC and NSW to half of their capacity due to concerns with “system strength” caused by voltage fluctuations impacting...

Your Air Conditioning is inefficient!

As we head in to the warmer months, smart businesses looking for an energy saving solution are using the Building Tuner air conditioning module to achieve energy efficiency, an intelligent thermostat controller that improves the performance of air conditioning...

Tendering VS Reverse Auction

Whilst NEGAWATT ENERGY SOLUTIONS is of the firm belief that a Reverse Auction will not deliver the most favourable outcome for customers, due to demand, we have made this procurement process available. In a Reverse Auction process, retailers commence submitting offers...

Case Study – Burpengary Tavern Energy Saving Solution

Burpengary Tavern is located north of Brisbane, it includes a Gaming Room, Bistro, Function Room and Drive Through Bottleshop.  With electricity costs escalating in 2016, Negawatt Energy Solutions undertook an energy saving assessment and the Tavern owners considered...

PRICE TRENDS IN THE DEREGULATED AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICITY MARKET

    FACTORS INFLUENCING MARKET PRICES Since the withdrawal of the Hazelwood Power Station in Victoria in 2017, pricing has been extremely volatile and new contracts are predominantly delivering a decrease in energy costs to existing contracts from 2020 to...