Australian power giants are calling for market reforms to focus on spurring new projects that can back up renewables.
Ahead of further negotiations between state and federal ministers on ways to avoid future energy shocks, a key proposal is for a “capacity mechanism” that would reward companies for guaranteeing power that can be called upon when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining, rather than only paying them for the power they produce.
Australia’s energy market operator has executed a bold move in order to stop a looming gas crisis in one state.
The national energy market operator has activated its gas supply guarantee for only the second time in a move to save Victoria from a looming gas crisis.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) announced on Tuesday night that it had ordered Queensland suppliers to send gas to NSW, preventing the Sunshine State from selling it overseas.
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