Energy
News and insights on energy matters impacting Tasmanian communities, from power costs and infrastructure to renewable energy opportunities.
Hydro Tasmania: What the Numbers Show – A multi‑chapter analysis of operating performance, liquidity, structural risks, and public myths.
Over the next three weeks, I will be posting a new post daily, or thereabouts, related to how Hydro Tasmania actually earns money, how the National Electricity Market shapes its…
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IF THE PREMIER BELIEVES MARINUS WILL DELIVER $470M A YEAR, HE SHOULD PUBLISH MODELLING AND SHOW THE FLOWS
THE STATE GOVERNMENT’S NARRATIVE ON MARINUS LINK IS DRIFTING FURTHER FROM ECONOMIC REALITY Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s New Year message celebrates Tasmania’s economic strength and the confidence that underpins it. Confidence,…
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Hydro Tasmania Group: A Closer Look at the Numbers
Introduction: Understanding Hydro Tasmania Recent headlines focused on Hydro Tasmania Group’s profit for 2024/25, which plummeted to just $7.5 million – a huge drop from the previous year. But that…
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Beyond the Headlines: TasNetworks’ Deeper Financial Crisis
This update reflects on the financial position of TasNetworks and future challenges the company faces in the energy transition. [...]Read More... from Beyond the Headlines: TasNetworks’ Deeper Financial Crisis
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Hydro Tasmania’s Hidden Crisis
This update considers Hydro Tasmania's 2024/25 Annual Report - what did it tell us? [...]Read More... from Hydro Tasmania’s Hidden Crisis
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MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Number 6 – Marinus and the History of Hydro in Tasmania
This latest update provides detail on the history of Hydro electricity in Tasmania and what this history tells about the future with the inclusion of Marinus. [...]Read More... from MARINUS…
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MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Number 5
This is my 5th comment on the Marinus Whole of State Business Case - Where to now? [...]Read More... from MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Number 5
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MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Number 4
This is my fourth post focu sing on the Marinus Whole of State Business Case. It is focused on risk, uncertainty, the need for subsidies and the impact on Tasmanians…
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MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC)- Number 3
This is the third post in a series of posts to break down some of the information publicly available in the heavily redacted Marinus Whole of State Business Case. This…
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MARINUS Stage 1 WHOLE-OF-STATE BUSINESS CASE (WoSBC) – Update 1
Over coming days I will post a number of updates breaking down some of the information provided in the publicly released (and heavily redacted) Whole of State Business Case -…
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Project Marinus is a political sleight of hand with no clear evidence it’s a “Great Deal” win for Tasmanians
The Link reshuffles risks and ownership designed to make it look palatable without addressing its flaws: Sometimes the worst deals come dressed in the language of triumph. This may well…
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Post election update 3 – Marinus Whole of State Business Case – what have we learnt
If you’re fossicking through the Marinus Whole of State Business Case (WoSBC) to find a collective tick of approval for the project , don’t bother. It’s not there. Everywhere there…
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