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September 2018
National Energy Emissions Audit Electricity Update – September 2018
Welcome to the September 2018 issue of the NEEA Electricity Update, with data updated to the end of August 2018. Electricity Update is the companion publication to the quarterly National Energy Emissions Audit Report, the next issue which is being published alongside the Electricity Update. The Electricity Update presents data on electricity demand, electricity supply, and
National Energy Emissions Audit – September 2018
Key points Australia’s energy emissions were almost unchanged between March and June 2018 During the second quarter of 2018, continuing gradual reductions in electricity generation emissions were almost precisely offset by continuing growth in emissions from use of petroleum fuels. Meeting the Paris emissions target will need much larger than pro rata reductions in electricity
National Energy Emissions Audit – September Electricity Update
Welcome to the September 2018 issue of the NEEA Electricity Update, with data updated to the end of August 2018. The Electricity Update is the companion publication to the quarterly National Energy Emissions Audit Report, the next issue which is being published alongside the Electricity Update. The Electricity Update presents data on electricity demand, electricity
August 2018
National Energy Emissions Audit – August electricity update
Welcome to the August 2018 issue of the National Energy Emissions Audit Electricity Update, with data updated to the end of July 2018. This Electricity Update is the companion publication to the quarterly National Energy Emissions Audit Report, the next issue which will be in September 2018. The Electricity Update presents data on electricity demand, electricity
What AEMO’S Integrated System Plan Report implies about the National Energy Guarantee
[Full research from our National Energy Emissions Audit here] AEMO’s modelling results show that, with efficient planning of and investment in the most efficient mix of network services, it will be quite possible to ensure that the electricity supply system of the NEM remains secure and reliable, with much larger emission reductions, and much higher
July 2018
July electricity update – Supporting technical paper
SUPPORTING TECHNICAL PAPER: National Energy and Emissions Audit, July 2018 CALCULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARISING FROM ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKET. Emissions are calculated on an annual basis as the sum of emissions arising from each thermal power station supplying the National Electricity Market (NEM). This is the procedure used by the Australian Electricity
June 2018
National Energy Emissions Audit: June
The quarterly edition of the National Energy Emissions Audit, released today by The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program, shows Australian transport emissions are ramping up thanks to a significant increase in diesel usage. Key Findings: Transport sector emissions are rising due to a significant increase in diesel usage and this almost cancels out all
The Audit – April + May Electricity Update
Media Release 1 June 2018 Grid-scale solar tripled since March The May edition of the National Energy and Emissions Audit, released today by The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) is transitioning to renewable energy despite political and policy uncertainty. Key findings included: The capacity
March 2018
The Audit – March Electricity Update
State and Territory initiatives beat NEG target by 5 years The Australia Institute’s new Climate and Energy Program has released the Electricity Update of the National Energy Emissions Audit (The Audit*) for March 2018, authored by renowned energy expert Dr Hugh Saddler. Electricity demand and emissions in the National Energy Market continue to decline to
National Energy Emissions Audit – March qtr 2018
The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program released the March 2018 quarter National Energy Emissions Audit, by renowned energy expert Hugh Saddler. Key points + Australia’s energy emissions were almost unchanged over the three months from September to December 2017 Australia’s annual energy combustion emissions have now been hovering at or around their highest ever
February 2018
The Audit – February Electricity Update
The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy program has released the latest electricity update of its National Energy Emissions Audit. The February 2018 electricity update reviews the performance of the South Australian ‘big battery’. Written by respected energy analyst Hugh Saddler, the Audit shows that Australia’s energy system is in transition, regardless of the political turmoil
The Audit – January Electricity Update
The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy program has released the latest electricity update of its National Energy Emissions Audit. Written by respected energy analyst Hugh Saddler, the Audit shows that Australia’s energy system is in transition, regardless of the political turmoil the change is creating.
January 2018
AUDIT shows record energy emissions and no plan
The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program has released the National Energy Emissions Audit for December 2017 which shows that Australia’s energy emissions hit another record peak in the year to July 2017, before slight reductions to September. The Audit, compiled by renowned energy specialist Dr Hugh Saddler, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date indication of key greenhouse gas
How low income households use electricity
The cost to households of the electricity they use has been a sensitive political issue in Australia for at least the past six or seven years, and seems certain to remain so. That was certainly the case in 2010-11 when the then Labor government was negotiating passage of its package of carbon pricing/emissions trading legislation,
November 2017
The Audit – November Electricity Update with South Australia focus
The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy program has released the latest electricity update of its National Energy Emissions Audit, covering October and November. Written by respected energy analyst Hugh Saddler, the Audit shows that Australia’s energy system is in transition, regardless of the political turmoil the change is creating.
September 2017
Climate outliers: Australia and Turkey the only developed nations breaking emissions records
The Australia Institute’s new Climate & Energy Program has released the National Energy Emissions Audit. The Audit, compiled by renowned energy specialist Dr Hugh Saddler, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date indication of key greenhouse gas and energy trends in Australia. “The report finds, disturbingly, that Australia’s annual emissions from energy use have increased to their highest
The Audit – September Electricity Update
The Australia Institute’s new Climate and Energy Program has released the Electricity Update of the National Energy Emissions Audit (The Audit*) for September 2017, authored by renowned energy expert Dr Hugh Saddler. The September Electricity Update includes a special analysis of the peak demand events in February 2017 which shows that in addition to coal
August 2017
Flat electricity demand puts price rises squarely on network charges: The Audit – Electricity Update
The Australia Institute has released the Electricity Update of the National Energy Emissions Audit (The Audit*) for August 2017. The report, by renowned energy analyst Dr Hugh Saddler, shows flat demand across the National Energy Market (NEM). “Total annual demand for electricity in the NEM is dead flat. With both national economic activity and population
July 2017
Gas exports and the latest electricity price hikes: The Audit – Electricity Update
The Australia Institute has released the Electricity Update of the National Energy Emissions Audit (The Audit*) for July 2017. The report, by renowned energy analyst Dr Hugh Saddler, reveals a stunning correlation between domestic electricity prices and gas prices, despite gas making up only 10 percent of electricity generation. Australian gas prices have risen significantly,
June 2017
The Audit Electricity Update – Finkel Review
Welcome to the first issue of the The Audit – Electricity Update, the companion publication to the National Energy Emissions Audit Report. Each issue of Electricity Update will also contain a more detailed discussion of one or two particular topics relating to the electricity system which have assumed particular importance in the period prior
The Australia Institute launches National Energy Emissions Audit
Download The Audit (June 2017) The Australia Institute has launched the National Energy Emissions Audit (The Audit), written by respected energy analyst and ANU Honorary Associate Professor, Dr Hugh Saddler, which tracks Australia’s emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels. The National Energy Emissions Audit will be published on a quarterly basis,
February 2017
High price events in the NEM Queensland January 2017 and SA July 2016
New research has drawn a comparison between very high wholesale prices in the National Energy Market in South Australia and Queensland. While high prices in South Australia have received much political and media attention, even higher prices endured by Queensland electricity consumers over the past five weeks have gone almost entirely unreported.
October 2016
A review of current and future methane emissions from Australian unconventional oil and gas production
A new report by the University of Melbourne Energy Institute has found that unmeasured methane leakage and fugitive emissions from unconventional gasfields could cause Australia to fail its Paris climate commitments. The report, commissioned by The Australia Institute, found that: Several major potential sources of methane emissions are assumed to be zero under Australia’s accounting
CEDEX Report: ACT 100% target helps break investment drought. Supply not the issue for SA blackout
The Australia Institute, in partnership with engineering consultants pitt&sherry, has released the latest Carbon Emissions Index (CEDEX). The CEDEX is the benchmark indicator for Australia’s carbon emissions and an up to date snapshot of vital data from the energy sector. The report released today reviews the impact of the ACT’s 100% target on development of
August 2016
Is electricity demand growth returning in Australia?
In late 2010, after over a century of almost uninterrupted growth, demand for electricity in Australia began to fall. Two previous papers, published in 2013 and 2015, examined possible reasons why demand was falling in the National Electricity Market (NEM), which accounts for nearly 90% of Australian electricity consumption. However, no sooner had the second
July 2016
CEDEX: Gas generation falls for 18th month in succession
The year to June 2016 saw a continuation of the slowdown in demand growth first seen last month. Total emissions from electricity generation in the NEM fell slightly in the year to June 2016. Annual emissions were 5.7% higher than in the year to June 2014. Total coal generation fell slightly to 75.8%, compared with
Submission on competition to Australian Energy Market Commission
The Australian Energy Market Commission is considering a proposal to introduce a new rule in the national electricity market. The 5 Minute Settlement Rule Change is a very technical but important rule, which the Australia Institute believes would increase competition. Currently, gas peaking plants provide the energy to respond to rapid changes in demand. If
May 2016
CEDEX: Gas responsible for continued surge in black coal emissions – May 2016
After total electricity demand declined for four years between 2010 and 2014, this month saw demand increased for the fourteenth successive month. The major factor pushing the resurgence of electricity demand is Queensland’s coal seam gas exports. CSG production uses a lot of electricity to power the pumps and compressors needed to extract the gas from
CEDEX: Electricity demand and emissions continue to grow, plus a closer look at Tasmania – April 2016
The April 2016 Carbon Emissions Index (CEDEX®) Report by pitt&sherry and The Australia Institute (TAI) indicates that electricity generation, demand and consumption continues to be on the increase nationally following a seventeen month trend. The total annual demand in the NEM is now 2.5% higher than the low point recorded for the year ending February