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Bunnings extends zero up-front home solar and battery deal to three new states
Bunnings is rolling out its solar-battery subscription service to cities across the east coast after proving the idea in a trial across Sydney and Newcastle.“I’ll sign, you drill:” State puts oil and gas project on fast-track, two days after “calling in” another big battery
State government fast tracks approval for Australia’s first new prospective oil field in 50 years – and slams brakes on another big battery proposal.
“More gas will cook our planet:” Protestors disrupt oil and gas giant AGM as new CEO lands $17m package
Protesters, including a Greens Senator, disrupt oil and gas giant AGM that approved a salary package of up to $17.1 million for its new CEO.
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“Cheaper and faster:” Fortescue to create a $1 billion green grid to power data centres
Fortescue has announced plans to spend nearly $1 billion on a new fossil fuel-free green grid to help power data centres and other industry.
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Big Green Lies: Are the rich using solar to steal from the poor?
The narrative that solar and batteries are helping the rich and hurting the poor is built on a supposition of logic, rather than actual evidence. And it’s actually not true.
Undervoltage is a grid catch-up problem, not a case against electrification
As households quit gas and add heat pumps, induction cooking, EV charging, solar and batteries, some older local networks will feel the strain. That is not a reason to slow electrification.
Policy & Planning
Higher bill presented for 10 spinning machines fast-tracked to protect “heartbeat” of grid
Transmission company has presented a higher than forecast bill for 10 spinning machines that were fast-tracked to help protect heartbeat of the grid.
“Just give us a shot:” Networks say community batteries can right the wrongs of grid gold plating
Should networks be allowed to deliver competitive services like shared storage from community batteries? Rob Amphlett Lewis explains how Ausgrid is “leaning in” to the transition and righting wrongs of the past.
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