The 2026 ISP’s Hidden Assumptions: Why AEMO’s Least-Cost Claim Deserves Greater Scrutiny
A critical review of AEMO’s 2026 ISP reveals excluded costs, constrained assumptions and modelling choices that weaken its least-cost claims.
The Australian Energy Market Has Lost Its Purpose
Australia’s energy market has shifted from public service to profit. Rising costs show a system built for investment, not consumers or affordability.
Energy Grid Alliance: Forensic Analysis of the WRL EES – August 2025
This Forensic review finds the Western Renewables Link (WRL) Environmental Effects Statement (EES) deeply flawed, non-compliant, and unfit for approval, with systemic failures across all key assessment areas.
VicGrid Stage 2 Reform Erodes Trust and Social Licence – A Failed Model of Project Delivery
The VicGrid Stage 2 Reform erodes trust and landholder rights. Learn how this law entrenches past failures and jeopardises Victoria’s energy transition.
Victorian Transmission Plan: An Avalanche of Costs Consumers Cannot Afford
Victorian Transmission Plan hides the true costs. Billions in projects mean higher power bills for consumers. Plan B has always offered a smarter alternative.
Analysis of the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment Bill 2025
VicGrid Stage 2 Reform Bill centralises power, erodes rights, removes transparency, and risks delays, threatening Victoria’s renewable energy transition.
A Planning Farce: How the WRL and VNI West Became Case Studies in Political Interference and Policy Failure
The Western Renewables Link (WRL) and VNI West exemplify political interference, policy failure, and poor planning in Victoria's energy infrastructure rollout. Ask ChatGPT
Power Over People: Why Our Politicians Are Failing on Transmission Megaprojects
Why are politicians pushing flawed mega transmission projects? This op-ed exposes the truth about power, politics, and the erosion of public trust in Australia. Ask ChatGPT
The Transmission Wall: What If Every Community Says No?
When every community says no to transmission lines, it’s not nimbyism, it’s a system failure. The energy transition won’t succeed without trust, consent, and shared power.
ERC0357 – Enhancing community engagement in transmission building
URGENT! On 11 April 2023, the AEMC received a rule change request from the Honourable Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The proposed rule change seeks to improve social licence for transmission through enhancing engagement with local communities.