Energy Supply Australia is an independent publication about the business of keeping the lights on. We cover the Australian energy system as it actually works day to day — the generators and retailers, the wind and solar developers, the network businesses, the market operator, and the policy fights that decide who pays for what.
We started this because most energy coverage sits at one of two extremes. Either it’s a press release rewritten with a headline, or it’s a shouting match about climate with no numbers in it. We’d rather do the middle bit: read the AEMO documents, look at the balance sheets, and explain what a project or a policy means for the grid and for a household bill.
What we cover
Six beats, one grid. Solar and the rooftop-and-battery rollout. Wind, onshore and offshore. The grid and storage — transmission, big batteries, firming. Renewables more broadly, including hydro and pumped storage. Fossil fuels and gas, the plants still doing the heavy lifting and the ones winding down. Electric vehicles and the electrification of transport. Running through all of it, policy and markets, and the companies making the decisions.
How we work
We’re independent and reader-focused. We don’t run sponsored articles dressed up as reporting, and we attribute the claims we make to a named source wherever we can — AEMO, the AER, the ABS, a company’s own filings. When we get something wrong we correct it and say so. There’s more detail on our editorial standards page, including how we handle tips and corrections.
The name
A note on history, because energy people will ask. The domain esaa.com.au once belonged to the Energy Supply Association of Australia, the industry body that merged into the Australian Energy Council in 2016. We are a separate, independent publication that now uses the Energy Supply Australia name. We are not affiliated with, and don’t speak for, the former association, the Australian Energy Council, or any energy company. When we write about a company, we’re reporting on it, not for it.
Get in touch
Meet the people who write here on the team page, or send a story tip through our contact form. Tips are read in confidence.