• Interpretation of retail electricity bills – Frontier Economics

    We note the opinion piece by Frontier Economics in today’s Australian Financial Review. Different modelling houses regularly apply different modelling approaches and assumptions, which can lead to a diversity of […]

  • Media Release: Carbon price may double to $35/t in 2030 for industrial sectors

    MELBOURNE, July 4, 2018 – The Australian carbon price could grow to $35/tonne in 2030 following the implementation of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) – double current levels – as […]

  • Media Release: NEG to have ‘negligible impact’ as State RETs power renewable investment

    MELBOURNE, March 19, 2018 – New modelling by energy market analysts, RepuTex, indicates that the government’s emissions reduction target for the electricity sector will be met under a ‘do nothing’ […]

  • Media Release: Price of Australian carbon offsets may be as low as $5-10 under NEG and safeguard scheme

    MELBOURNE, November 14, 2017 – A new outlook from energy and carbon market analysts, RepuTex, indicates that the price of carbon offsets under the government’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG) may […]

  • Media Release: Pumped hydro may displace gas as transition fuel in Australia: RepuTex

    MELBOURNE, October 10, 2017 – A new report from energy analysts, RepuTex, indicates that the outlook for gas in the Australian electricity market could be dimming, with high LNG prices […]

  • Media Release: Australia can meet 2-degree target under Paris Agreement at “no net cost” to business

    MELBOURNE, May 22, 2017 – A new study from energy and carbon advisory firm, RepuTex, indicates that Australia can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent on 2005 levels […]

  • Media Release: Renewables with storage now cheapest form of ‘reliable’ energy supply, surpassing gas

    The rising price of gas, coupled with the falling cost of energy storage, has now made renewable energy storage cheaper than gas-fired power in providing reliable generation, such as instantaneous […]

  • Media Release: No EIS may means deeper cuts from industry to meet 2030 target: RepuTex

    MELBOURNE, January 30, 2017 – New research from carbon and energy advisory firm, RepuTex, suggests that Australia can meet its 2030 emissions target without an Emissions Intensity Scheme (EIS), however, […]

  • Media Release: Interest cools at fourth Emissions Reduction Fund auction

    MELBOURNE, November 24, 2016 – Following the release of today’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction results, below, we summarise the key outcomes and implications. KEY OUTCOMES OF AUCTION FOUR The […]

  • Media Release: Price of carbon likely to rise as final call looms for ERF

    MELBOURNE, November 8, 2016 – Analysis by energy and carbon advisory firm, RepuTex, indicates that the average price of carbon contracts under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) is likely to […]

  • Media Release: Industry may face declining emissions baselines to meet 2030 target

    MELBOURNE, September 21, 2016 – New analysis by energy advisory firm, RepuTex, indicates that industry may soon face greenhouse gas emissions cuts under the government’s safeguard mechanism, with emissions baselines […]

  • Media Release: New Tool to model Australian policy scenarios to meet 2030 emissions target

    MELBOURNE, September 21, 2016 – Energy advisory firm, RepuTex, today announced the release of a new online tool, enabling business and policymakers to construct their own policy pathway to meet […]

  • Media Release: Australian greenhouse gas emissions rise to 3% above 2000 levels

    MELBOURNE, May 18, 2015 – The latest inventory of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, released by the government, indicates that Australian emissions increased 1 per cent over the 2015 calendar […]

  • Media Release: “Mega projects” drive carbon price down at third ERF auction

    MELBOURNE, May 5, 2016 – Following the release of today’s Emissions Reduction Fund auction results by the Clean Energy Regulator, below, we summarise the key outcomes. With customers at over […]

  • Media Release: Cost of closing brown-coal generation offset by falling retail electricity prices

    MELBOURNE, April 27, 2016 – Analysis by energy and emissions market advisory firm, RepuTex, indicates that the implementation of new regulation to retire an emissions intensive brown-coal power generator from […]

  • Media Release: Low-cost Australian carbon credits at $1-4 may be ‘game changer’ for local climate policy

    MELBOURNE, March 15, 2016 – A new study released by energy and carbon market analysts, RepuTex, indicates that the cost of domestic emissions reductions may not be as expensive as […]