Bruce Mountain, Author at Renew Economy

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Commentary

Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts might be OK if the scheme stored power more cheaply than batteries. But it won’t
Batteries may cost more to install, but they will be used much more intensively than Snowy 2.0 and their average costs will be lower.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 8, 2025

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Commentary

“Watershed moment:” Transmission re-think our best chance to get renewable grid right
After seven years,AEMO now accepts the transmission plans it has developed require a rethink. So, where to from here?
Bruce Mountain

May 27, 2025

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Commentary

A tale of two energy bills: Is the market really that broken?
Who’s at fault for high energy bills? The customer, the utility or the system?
Bruce Mountain

Jul 30, 2024

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The diversity argument for this new transmission link doesn’t stack up
The argument of wind and solar diversity for the big new transmission link from Victoria to NSW doesn’t hold water.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 19, 2023

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Renewables

Is there a case for building new grid interconnectors? AEMO’s own data suggests not
Is there value that justifies interconnection? AEMO and network asset owners insist there is, but they have so far failed to support the claim.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 12, 2023

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Electric Vehicles

I’m buying an EV. The generosity of some EV charging and solar export tariffs surprised me
Developments in EV markets and retail electricity markets deliver much hope for a rapid energy transition, and much food for thought.
Bruce Mountain

Sep 21, 2023

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Marinus Link is a boondoggle – cutting it in half won’t change that
Even cut in half, Marinus will be a dead-weight, facilitating a trade in which Tasmania has no competitive advantage. Here’s why.
Bruce Mountain

Sep 6, 2023

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Does Rewiring the Nation’s concessional finance really change the case for Marinus?
It’s unclear how the economic case for Marinus Link is greatly improved by the concessional finance offered by Labor’s Rewiring the Nation policy.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 19, 2022

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Hydrogen

What will a storage target cost electricity consumers?
UPDATED: Driving gas and coal out of the system will reduce prices. Driving them out more quickly – with the help of a storage target – will deliver additional public benefits.
Bruce Mountain

Aug 2, 2022

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Renewables

Labor’s renewable target is much more ambitious than it seems. How can we get there?
The Albanese government’s goal to get to 82% renewables is much bigger than it seems. To get there by the end of the decade will require serious policy support.
Bruce Mountain

Jul 13, 2022

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Australia need lots of storage, more transmission, and regulators who can factor in emissions
Australia’s regulators have been cut off at the knees, forced to ignore the biggest cost of electricity (GHG emissions) in infrastructure projects designed to reduce them.
Bruce Mountain

Jun 2, 2022

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Markets

Is a 1970s-style energy shock on the cards for Australia?
Australia may be in the early stages of an energy price shock comparable to the 1973 oil price crisis. What’s the problem, and what can consumers and regulators do?
Bruce Mountain

May 27, 2022

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