Marion Rae

Canberra

Future Economies Correspondent at Australian Associated Press (AAP)

Journalist at The Energy, based in Canberra. DM story tips to share the business and politics of the energy transition.

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Articles

CopperString's western link key to 'Made in Australia' agenda

2 weeks ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The $13.9 billion CopperString transmission project could help to develop Northern Australia, unlock critical minerals in Queensland’s north west and slash power bills. With high energy costs crippling economic activity, some say industry just needs access to NT gas but others want to harness renewable energy to decarbonise old industries and support new ones.
An Asian CBAM: the one tariff the world needs

3 weeks ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

Australia could shape the carbon border tariffs that will shift investment from fossil fuels into clean energy and green industrial commodities. A report by independent think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) argues for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) applied by key trading partners to help correct the historic market failure to price carbon that has led to the climate crisis.
Hard-won energy smarts solving grid woes elsewhere

3 weeks ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

Combining local manufacturing on a global scale, a new business partnership is plugging sovereign energy tech into a smarter, more efficient and sustainable energy future. Advanced economies are facing the security and safety challenges of millions of integrating millions of small-scale distributed energy resources (DER) in the electricity grid.
Doyen of global energy security or ‘climate criminal’

3 weeks ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

Meg O’Neill has been demonised as a “climate criminal”, her Perth home targeted by environmentalists, and her office evacuated in a suspected chemical attack. Defying her critics, with three decades of oil and gas industry experience in her wake, this lady is not for turning.
Producers cheer greater acceptance of gas in transition under Albo

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The gas industry is adjusting to a federal Labor government with a clear majority and the early signals on what it means for the sector and the broader energy policy landscape. “No one was predicting Coalition victory, just no one was predicting such a large Labor majority,” John Scales, founder of JWS Research said. “They didn’t need to do much to beat a fairly incoherent Opposition,” Scales said.
Back to the future with Queensland’s 'more' doctrine on energy

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

At the heart of the Queensland government's aspiration on energy generation is a simple principle – more, Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki says. More fast-start gas-fired generators, coal in the grid for longer, and more renewables. “We need more supply to meet future demand and put downward pressure on power prices,” Janetzki told the Australian Energy Producers conference in Brisbane, a month out from his first budget.
The DMO: More than a benchmark for power bills

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has tweaked the Default Market Offer (DMO) for residential and small business customers and warned price setting would only get more complicated. A lot has happened since the draft offer in March, forcing the regulator to weigh an easing inflation outlook with greater economic uncertainty, take advice from energy players and consumer advocates, and account for wholesale, network, environmental and retail costs.
Eyes on the green iron prize at a price

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The lack of a price on carbon, weak measures on supporting innovation, and underinvestment in critical infrastructure are holding Australia back on green iron. That’s the warning in the latest research from The Superpower Institute (TSI) as the nation stands on the brink of a $400 billion annual export opportunity. “The failures we outline aren’t simply theoretical - they are actively preventinginvestment decisions right now,” TSI Chair Professor Rod Sims said.
Getting a jump on the 2026 ISP

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The Australian Energy Market Operator wants fresh advice on inputs and assumptions for system planning as transmission costs soar and consumer assets remain untamed. Investors, regulators and industries are working within policy settings for 43 per cent emissions reduction and 82 per cent renewables by 2030, and investment uncertainty about levels to be set for 2035 as a milestone to net zero by 2050 or before.
Future of industrial regions hangs on transmission

1 month ago | theenergy.co | Marion Rae

The Hunter’s economic transition needs transmission, an end to project delays, and tens of thousands of future-focused workers. While momentum is building and local manufacturers are willing, an assessment by think tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) found 17 of 19 indicators are still lagging, with many indicators key to the future of all industrial regions.