Confusion and miscalculation helped cause power cuts
Energy

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.

Ian Llewellyn 10 Sep 2021
Electricity emissions rise to highest level since 2008
Energy

Electricity emissions rise to highest level since 2008

Surging coal use has driven up electricity emissions and energy costs.

Ian Llewellyn 09 Sep 2021
August was the cruellest month for wary electricity sector
Energy

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.

Ian Llewellyn 09 Sep 2021
New oil law threatens economy and reputation says sector
Economy

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. 

Ian Llewellyn 08 Sep 2021