Opinion: Afterpay – Buy now, pain later?
December 12, 2017
The boom of ‘buy now pay later’ at popular retailers has been touted as a win for business and consumers alike. But at a time when Australians already have record...
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Retirement Housing Parliamentary Event
December 11, 2017
On 30 November 2017, Parliament House was filled with retirement housing residents from across Victoria calling for leadership on retirement housing reform. Over one hundred residents of retirement villages, residential parks...
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AEMC: draft determination on inertia ancillary service market rule change proposal (submissions by 19 December 2017)
December 8, 2017
The AEMC has made a draft determination not to introduce a market mechanism for power system inertia at this time....
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AEMC: Unintended scheduling results in the Victorian declared wholesale gas market final determination
December 8, 2017
The AEMC has today released the final rule determination on a request to extend the time AEMO has to determine whether an unintended scheduling result took place in the Victorian...
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AER: report on high ancillary services prices in South Australia in August and September 2017
December 8, 2017
The AER has published two reports into extreme pricing events in the FCAS markets in South Australia...
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AER: report into high prices in NSW wholesale electricity market
December 8, 2017
Short-term fuel issues and longer-term market challenges have combined to cause sustained high prices for wholesale electricity in NSW....
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AEMC: review to address deteriorating frequency performance in the power system (Submissions by 5 December 2017).
December 8, 2017
The review is considering appropriate frequency control arrangements as the electricity system evolves....
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AEMC: five minute settlement final rule change
December 8, 2017
Five minute settlement provides a better price signal for investment in fast response technologies, such as batteries, new generation gas peaker plants and demand response....
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AEMC: Review of the Frequency Operating Standard Stage one final determination
December 8, 2017
“The AEMC’s Reliability Panel today set a new frequency operating standard (FOS) for the national electricity market that gives clearer guidance on how frequency should be controlled during extreme events."...
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AEMC: Reliability Standard and Settings Review 2018 draft report (submissions by 22 December 2017)
December 8, 2017
These system-wide settings are an integral part of the national electricity market framework which aims to get power to customers as cost-effectively as possible....
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