Despite the Coalition’s pledge to repeal the carbon tax, the Australian electricity market continues to bet a price on carbon will remain, with FY15 electricity futures contracts continuing to factor in a price on carbon despite the election outcome. RepuTex, with energy broker ICAP and trading house COzero, analysed wholesale electricity futures prices prior to and after the federal election to track carbon price sentiment within the Australian wholesale electricity market – a key watch for carbon given its potential exposure to a carbon price and its responsiveness to market changes.
