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Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... current projections for the retail sector," said Spiro Pappas, head of institutional banking, NAB. The report assumed an electricity price of $157Mwh by 2020, representing a 33% increase on 2010 electricity prices, and an 11% interest rate across the ...

IGCC: carbon price delay could cost electricity sector $2.5bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... to the start of a carbon pricing regime in Australia would cause an additional AU$2.5bn of additional costs to the electricity sector for both investors and energy users, according to a study commissioned by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

PC: carbon price a more efficient means of reducing emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... spot price for permits was around â,¬16-17 (AU$22-23). New Zealand introduced its own ETS in 2008 and it covers electricity generation, industry and liquid fossil fuels and is expected to expand coverage to agricultural processing by 2015. Emissions ...

New water accounting standard to measure quantity, rights and obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Geraldine Magarey, manager sustainability and regional Australia at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. "Electricity companies and hydro-electric companies are trialing AWAS," she said. These are sectors where water is key to the business ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET), a scheme in place since 2009 that will ensure that 20 percent of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable energy sources such as wind farms and commercial solar power stations as one factor encouraging ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... framework of targeted metrics to evaluate and track performance," according to the ESAA, the peak body representing the electricity supply industry and downstream natural gas sector. "Reporting on an intensity basis across asset classes was a valuable ...

Government introduces carbon emission pricing plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... according to a statement by Acting Chief Executive Maria Tarrant "Policies should also enable a smooth transition for the electricity sector that maintains viability and reliability of supply, and ensure that our emissions-intensive and trade-exposed ...