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Short reads and practical guidance from our team on procurement, solar, validation and the Australian energy market.
Rolling demand: catching one spike before it cost 12 months of charges
Under a rolling demand tariff, one high-demand interval can set the demand charge on every bill for a year or more. Here is how one real spike was caught and credited, and how to check your own invoices for it.
The most expensive number on your electricity bill is not your usage
For many commercial and industrial sites, the demand charge can rival the energy charge. Yet it is often one of the least understood and least verified line items on the bill.
Project EnergyConnect: what the NEM’s first transmission loop means for energy users
AEMO has started bringing Project EnergyConnect into service, creating the first transmission loop in the NEM. Prices between NSW, Victoria and South Australia will shift gradually as capacity is released.
Mid-scale solar up to 1 MW can now create STCs: what to revisit
The SRES now covers solar systems from 100 kW to 1 MW installed on or after 1 October 2026. Shelved projects and sites capped at 99 kW are worth a fresh look, but certificate strategy needs settling first.
Data centres and water: what the numbers actually show
Headlines about data centres draining water rarely match the Australian picture. An eleven-page look at how these sites are actually cooled and where high water use really occurs.
Wholesale prices fell across the NEM, but not every business will feel it
Every NEM region paid less for wholesale power in 2025, helped by a battery fleet that nearly tripled in a year. Whether that reaches your bill depends on when you actually use energy.
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