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It needs to be more than big batteries: The triumphs and failures of Australia’s green energy transition
AEMO reports record number of newly commissioned projects in last fiscal year, but wind and solar still running well short of numbers required to quit coal quickly.New data centre demand over next four years will be just a fraction of new home battery capacity
The increase in data centre demand is being overshadowed by the much larger increase in home battery storage capacity, which will ease pressure on the grid.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Why new rules for networks signal a new dawn for consumers
AEMC commissioner Rainer Korte on what the new rules on reporting and data sharing will mean to the consumer energy revolution. Plus: news of the week.
Developer lands “complete funding package” to begin building state’s largest solar-battery hybrid
Developer says it is good to go on early works and construction of the largest solar and battery hybrid to be built on state’s grid after locking in a “complete funding package” to finance the huge project.
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It needs to be more than big batteries: The triumphs and failures of Australia’s green energy transition
AEMO reports record number of newly commissioned projects in last fiscal year, but wind and solar still running well short of numbers required to quit coal quickly.
Storage
Commentary
Australia is running a data deficit – on EVs and the energy shift – and everyone pays the price
Australia has been accumulating a data deficit, cutting the science and statistics infrastructure that underpins evidence-based planning. EVs are the prime example.
The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network
The burden of a dying gas industry must be shared proportionately between network investors, governments, and consumers.
Policy & Planning
“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets
New rules will bring distribution network planning and reporting up to speed with the consumer energy revolution, and aim to create a fairer and cheaper market.
Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix
Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
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