
Confusion and miscalculation helped cause power cuts
Not even a 'sanity check' prevented errors in electricity demand reduction notices being sent out on Aug 9 as the lights went out.

Electricity emissions rise to highest level since 2008
Surging coal use has driven up electricity emissions and energy costs.

August was the cruellest month for wary electricity sector
Analyst says Aug 9 blackouts ratchet up the risk of regulatory intervention as the sector awaits the first of a number of reviews.

New oil law threatens economy and reputation says sector
Novel, draconian, unfairly retrospective and out of left field are just a few of the criticisms of the proposed new oil field decommissioning law.