As Australians spend more time at home, they’re also facing higher energy bills than usual. But picking the right retailer and plan can go a long way to helping your household keep this expense as low as possible GloBird Energy is one of this year’s standout energy retailers in the 2020 Mozo Experts Choice Energy… Read More
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Are we learning from what’s happening around the world?
Last year, we wrote a piece asking ‘Is it unrealistic to expect no blackouts’, in which we looked at some incidents that had happened overseas and asked what lessons there were for us. Now, we have another example of something quite serious happening abroad that we think Australian authorities, policy makers, and energy industry leaders… Read More
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The government is trying to reduce your electricity bill
There are a number of bodies (and brains) involved in trying to solve the issue of rising energy costs. While we already had the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), and separate state-based regulators in each state and territory, a couple of years ago the… Read More
What’s up with gas?
We’ve been asked “Haven’t we got plenty of gas? So why is it getting more expensive?”. It’s a more than fair question. As always, we wish there was a simple answer, but there are so many factors at play it might be best if we present some of those in detail. We hope that knowing… Read More
Can the energy industry get it together?
Just for something a bit different, we thought we’d open a can of worms about the energy sector! And by ‘the energy sector’ we mean policymakers and regulators, as well as investors, big and small businesses, and even individuals who have some influence on direction and outcomes. While emotions are still running high following the… Read More