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Australia’s biggest renewable grid “stress test” facility gets a $3 million upgrade
Australia’s largest independent renewable energy and grid integration testing facility, used to simulate and stress test real-world conditions, has had a $3m upgrade.Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate
New analysis finds that raising fixed network charges could snatch back the savings promised to solar households through the federal battery rebate.
Minutes vs megawatt-hours: What changes when weather forecasting becomes a form of infrastructure?
When a growing share of electricity generation depends on sunlight, the ability to predict earlier and respond faster can start to matter as much as owning megawatt-hours.
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Australia’s biggest renewable grid “stress test” facility gets a $3 million upgrade
Australia’s largest independent renewable energy and grid integration testing facility, used to simulate and stress test real-world conditions, has had a $3m upgrade.
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Minutes vs megawatt-hours: What changes when weather forecasting becomes a form of infrastructure?
When a growing share of electricity generation depends on sunlight, the ability to predict earlier and respond faster can start to matter as much as owning megawatt-hours.
Transgrid’s latest cost blowout raises a key question: What was the point of privatising energy networks?
If the shareholders in network monopolies aren’t prepared to wear the core and highly obvious risks associated with their business, why did we privatise these things in the first place?
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Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate
New analysis finds that raising fixed network charges could snatch back the savings promised to solar households through the federal battery rebate.
Gas the “stealthy price setter” of Australia’s high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite
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