
Frank Calabria
CEO of Origin Energy
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Oct 23, 2026
Fast lane to electric, and Snowy blowouts
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62:19Giles ParkinsonHOST
interesting.
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62:20Giles ParkinsonHOST
Frank Calabria from Origin apparently was quoted this week as saying that, you know, futures prices are going up because people are worried about climate impacts and major events.
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62:31Giles ParkinsonHOST
Shut your coal-fired power station then, mate.
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62:34Giles ParkinsonHOST
Sorry.
Chris Smith Across Australia - 21st October 2026
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43:55Chris SmithHOST
of our power.
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43:56Chris SmithHOST
Now, Australia's power market is feeling the heat with Origin Energy boss Frank Calabria warning overnight that the risk of a super El Nino is adding to concerns about electricity prices this summer.
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44:11Chris SmithHOST
We haven't had the El Nino yet.
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44:13Chris SmithHOST
Wholesale power prices in New South Wales surged above 23 per megawatt hour last week after a burst of hot weather coincided with coal power unit closures, hundreds of times higher than typical levels.
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104:21Chris SmithHOST
How did you kiss and make up when you thought it was time to do so? And how did it go down? Did it work? Or did it create even a bigger block between you and some other member of your family? Is it a fact of simply texting someone you haven't spoken to for five, ten years? Do you turn up to their front door? Did it happen at a funeral because people feel obligation to go to the funeral, especially a family member, and then you meet that person face to face and you shake hands? Is that how it occurred? Did you swallow your pride when you thought you didn't have to? What are the ways in which you kiss and
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104:57AnthonyAUDIENCE
make up successfully?
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104:59Chris SmithHOST
we've been talking power earlier on today where we're getting our power at a certain time which we do every day and talking about what Frank Calabria from Origin has been saying about the summer ahead he's been warning about prices it's never ending is it but keeping the lights on is also becoming a serious concern for Britain's power engineers with a new report overnight exposing fears about the country's shift to renewables Same story.
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105:30Chris SmithHOST
Staff operating the National Grid reportedly have high levels of stress and concern about maintaining a stable electricity supply as reliance on less flexible renewable energy increases.
Canberra Times Thursday October 15 2026
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20:45Sally ButesHOST
However, we note this risk remains, and affected customers will need to remain vigilant, Mr. Perkins told shareholders at Origin's annual meeting in Sydney on Wednesday.
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20:55Sally ButesHOST
Chief Executive Frank Calabria ignored the incident in his shareholder address.
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21:00Sally ButesHOST
Instead, he focused on the energy transition and major policy reforms, including the domestic gas reservation, the National Electricity Market Review, and environmental regulation reforms.
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21:10Sally ButesHOST
Outside the Sydney meeting, protesters rallied against rising bill costs.