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Have we pointed 2GW of solar PV in wrong direction?
Energy expert says best way to reduce costs of peak demand is to point rooftop PV to the west, instead of north, and design a tariff that encourages consumers to switch off their appliances and go to the cinema. That would make PV a competitor to transmission lines, so the networks probably won’t like it. -
Brown coal generators: Let’s stop renewables now
Hazelwood owner says it has nothing against wind farms – it even owns one – it just doesn’t want to see too many built. Ergon Energy says exceeding the 20 per cent renewable target is an ‘unnecessary luxury,’ presumably because the ice melt has slowed in Queensland.
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