Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy, Author at Renew Economy

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A new look inside the workings of Australia’s National Electricity Market
Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC) releases version 1.0 of a National Energy Market (NEM) Data Dashboard, a free-to-use data portal.
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Oct 20, 2020

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Renewables

AEMO’s Integrated System Plan: Does it leave Snowy 2.0 high and dry?
Is Snowy 2.0 viable? AEMO’s latest 20 year blueprint suggests the multi-billion dollar pumped hydro scheme will be used a lot less than claimed.
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Aug 11, 2020

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Is demand declining in the main grid as Covid-19 restrictions bite?
Are households, commerce and industry in Queensland and Tasmania responding differently to Covid-19 to those in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia?
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Mar 31, 2020

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Covid-19: Staying at home – will demand go up or down?
The current crisis may mean lost work and for others working from home, for a while at least. Is this reflected in the demand we see on the grid?
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Mar 23, 2020

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Markets

Energy oligopoly using market power to profit under cover of rooftop solar
New data shows rooftop solar displacing coal power in NSW, but the big utilities have used their market power to also push more gas into the market and boost prices and profits.
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Feb 12, 2020

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Renewables

Snowy 2.0: Who will be held to account for this giant folly ?
The buck for Snowy 2.0 stops with its two Shareholding Ministers, Angus Taylor and Mathias Cormann. It is time for these ministers to take the bull by the horns.
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Oct 23, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

The verdict is in: Renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in South Australia)
Our research finds, emphatically, that in electricity there is no dilemma between decarbonisation and lower wholesale prices. The “tri-lemma” concept is already past its prime.
Bruce Mountain & Dr Steven Percy

Dec 6, 2018

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