Origin Energy
Origin’s sudden desire to adjust the Renewable Energy Target blatantly contradicts its own advice to government about the need for regulatory stability.
Origin Energy signed the biggest renewable energy PPA in Australia and then undid its good work by suggesting a change to the RET – one that would have a devastating impact on renewables.
A presentation from Origin Energy's Grant King highlights how Coalition rhetoric on the carbon tax is cutting through, and paves the way for a reduction in the renewable energy target.
Lane Crockett, GM Australia at Pacific Hydro, discusses the RET, the economics of wind power and the challenge of securing PPAs with energy retailers.
The big three energy retailers have faced widespread criticism for playing spoilers to Australia's clean energy sector, but there's always two sides to the story.
AGL has reason to be nervous over its Loy Yang deal, while Origin abandons plans for a 40-turbine wind farm in South Australia.
The energy company's chief executive discusses the impact of the carbon price, how it will be passed on to consumers and the future of renewables.
Grant King's views on electricity demand carry weight in Canberra, and his latest numbers – the equivalent of yanking Victorian consumption from alternative forecasts – impose new challenges on both sides of politics.