Enova Energy forced into voluntary administration due to “the current diabolical state of the energy market.”
Australia’s first community-owned energy retailer Enova Energy has been placed into voluntary administration, with the “diabolical state of the energy market” forcing the company out of business.
ACCC investigating energy market profits and potential market manipulation as SMEs bear weight of high prices
Australia's consumer watchdog says it is prepared to take action against energy market participants "distorting or manipulating" prices, as households and small businesses feel the brunt of extreme cost increases.
AEMO has suspended the national electricity market. Here’s what that means, and what happens next
Australia’s energy crisis reached a high point on Wednesday when the Australian Energy Market Operator suspended the national electricity market to control runaway prices.
Why are power prices likely to keep surging, and where do we go from here?
We may be in the early stages of an energy price shock comparable to the 1973 oil price crisis.
Small businesses to pay up to 13.5% more for energy as AER flags price increase
Small businesses in NSW, SA and southeast Queensland will see an increase in their energy bills starting from July 1, 2022, with the latest statistics from the Australian Energy Regulator showing a hike in wholesale electricity prices.
Election 2022: Labor and the Coalition disagree on the direction of power prices, so who’s right?
Neither party has been technically incorrect about power prices, but each is focusing on the facts that suit the preferred narrative. So let’s consider the full context.
WATCH: Peter Strong gets musical about small-business energy costs
COSBOA chief executive Peter Strong singing about small-business power bills ahead of the federal election at the weekend.
Renewables startup Energy Locals bags $2 million in battle to provide clean energy “without screwing customers”
Energy Locals has raised $2 million from renewable energy provider Cape Byron Power, to accelerate growth of its customer-friendly power platform.
Peter Strong: Cut to the chase on reducing energy prices for small businesses
Rising energy prices are threatening the viability of the Australian small business sector, and something needs to give, says COSBOA's Peter Strong.
Energy costs pushing your small business to the brink? COSBOA wants to hear from you
The Council of Small Business of Australia is going on a fact-finding mission to determine exactly how energy costs are affecting small businesses.
Budget 2018 was old news for energy policy – the next big headlines won’t come until July
As with many previous budgets, matters relating to energy and climate change were relegated to little more than a footnote in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s 2018 budget speech.
The good, the bad and the boring: SMEs react to Budget 2018
Budget 2018 didn't hold a lot of promise for SMEs this year — but that might not be a bad thing, say business groups.
