Tristan Edis, Author at Renew Economy

Tristan Edis

Contributor

Tristan Edis is the Director – Analysis and Advisory at Green Energy Markets. Tristan’s involvement in the clean energy sector and related government climate change and energy policy issues began back in 2000.

Commentary

Free electricity in the middle of the day is not free of risks
Solar Sharer is a clever idea from Labor. But it also poses some risks and challenges – and will mean little if it ends up with higher charges elsewhere.
Tristan Edis

Nov 4, 2025

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Commentary

Australians install 100,000 home battery systems in 17 weeks, and they are getting bigger
By Monday, Australia will have surpassed 100,000 small battery systems installed and registered since 1 July when household batteries became eligible for rebates.
Tristan Edis

Oct 24, 2025

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Commentary

Big Green Lies: Are renewables really “tearing up” agricultural land?
In the first of a new series tackling clean energy BS, Tristan Edis asks why National Party politicians are so keen to paint renewables as the enemy of the farmer while cheering on fossil fuels?
Tristan Edis

Oct 20, 2025

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Commentary

The 3 reforms needed to exploit bigger home batteries
Advances in battery technology should be a blessing to consumers, allowing them to force networks to finally compete for their custom.
Tristan Edis

Sep 17, 2025

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Commentary

Bigger home batteries are taming the solar duck – and creating more room for rooftop PV
Can the electricity grid handle more rooftop solar? Bigger home batteries, supported by the federal rebate, suggests the solar duck will largely disappear.
Tristan Edis

Sep 11, 2025

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Commentary

The rooftop solar rabbit Chris Bowen could pull out of his hat
The dramatic surge in battery installations thanks to the federal rebate warrants a rethink of what’s possible in our efforts to decarbonise the electricity system.
Tristan Edis

Sep 2, 2025

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Battery

Household battery rebate smashes forecasts, could deliver twice the energy of Snowy Hydro by 2030
The uptake of household batteries under the new rebate scheme is beating all forecasts. If this continues, it will be delivering twice as much energy as Snowy Hydro by 2030.
Tristan Edis

Jul 23, 2025

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Commentary

Decommissioning rates show gas heating could be gone by 2032, but oil exec bonuses might suffer
New data suggests Victorian households could be weaned off gas heaters in less than 10 years, freeing up more gas than used by by all of the state’s manufacturers.
Tristan Edis

Jun 2, 2025

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Commentary

What needs to happen to prove the LNP wrong, and the high renewables target right
This election result has given the renewable energy industry a three-year window to prove it can provide a viable replacement for coal in our electricity mix. It won’t be easy.
Tristan Edis

May 11, 2025

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Commentary

Is Labor to blame for high energy prices? Or was this the perfect trap set by the fossil fuel industry?
Peter Dutton blames Labor for high energy prices. The reality is prices would have gone up with either party in power because of the trap set by coal and gas industry.
Tristan Edis

May 1, 2025

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Commentary

Dutton’s gas plan will run out of gas – unless he embraces wind and solar
Peter Dutton’s entire extra supply from his National Gas Plan will disappear up a smokestack if wind and solar is prevented from replacing ageing coal power.
Tristan Edis

Apr 1, 2025

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How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”?
Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.
Tristan Edis

Mar 28, 2025

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