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Note to One Nation: Regions aren’t rejecting renewables, they just want them done properly
Anger about renewables will not be fixed by scrapping, burning or burying. If political leaders listen carefully, they may discover what regional Australians really want.“Why do we bother?” Australia can’t compete with China’s green transition, but it can leverage its success
A key to China’s “staggering” economic success is that its “commitment to decarbonisation is absolutely clear,” says Tim Buckley. Australia can gain a lot from this – but it cannot compete.
First turbine goes up at state’s only wind farm under construction
The first of 69 wind turbines has been erected at the 414 megawatt project that is the only large-scale wind farm currently being built in New South Wales.Commentary

Note to One Nation: Regions aren’t rejecting renewables, they just want them done properly
Anger about renewables will not be fixed by scrapping, burning or burying. If political leaders listen carefully, they may discover what regional Australians really want.
Australia wrote the world’s best rooftop PV rules. We must do the same for plug-in solar – and fast
Australia has the highest rooftop solar penetration on earth because we wrote sensible rules early and let people get on with it. We know how to do this for plug-in solar. We are just not doing it.Policy & Planning

“Why do we bother?” Australia can’t compete with China’s green transition, but it can leverage its success
A key to China’s “staggering” economic success is that its “commitment to decarbonisation is absolutely clear,” says Tim Buckley. Australia can gain a lot from this – but it cannot compete.Interactive Maps
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How solar and a home battery turned my $200 power bill into a $190 credit
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