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It’s official: Australia needs no new coal or gas baseload
The energy market operator says virtually no new baseload generation is needed in Australia over the next decade because of dramatic changes in demand. Maybe we don’t need so many new poles and wires either. The operator also questions whether the renewable energy target can be met. -
Do energy consumers want a smart grid, or no grid at all?
Julia Gillard this week gave a glimpse of what the smart grid of the future might look like. Regulatory reform is crucial, but energy utilities need to get this right. If they don’t, it won’t be just Californian pot smokers and the US Marines leaving the grid. And we’ll be watching utilities disappear down a “bottomless vortex”
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