David Leitch
David Leitch is a regular contributor to Renew Economy. He is principal at ITK, specialising in analysis of electricity, gas and decarbonisation drawn from 33 years experience in stockbroking research & analysis for UBS, JPMorgan and predecessor firms.
David Leitch is a regular contributor to Renew Economy. He is principal at ITK, specialising in analysis of electricity, gas and decarbonisation drawn from 33 years experience in stockbroking research & analysis for UBS, JPMorgan and predecessor firms.
Zero carbon by 2050 is code for “ we aren’t going to do anything to decarbonise today”. And Labor should stick to its interim targets.
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Why pay thermal generators to stay online? It’s totally nuts
You can't run a modern, vibrant Australian or NSW economy on a fleet of clapped-out 40 and then 50-year-old coal generators.
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Duck! Wind and solar now account for 17% of demand in Australia’s main grid
Everyone knew that a large increase in wind and solar was going to force down electricity prices. Few thought it would happen in late winter 2019.
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Federal Coalition is white-anting Australia’s electricity governance
The Coalition is deliberately white-anting Australia's electricity governance, and the result will likely be a slower transition, and an increased risk of blackouts.
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Big utilities stall on wind and solar, despite the economics
Most of the major "gen-tailers" in Australia have hit the pause button on renewables, hiding behind Coalition policy. It will likely turn out to be a bad idea.
Highlights from the second day of the clean energy summit and why some are trying to see the future by looking into the past.
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Tesla megapacks, community batteries, big turbines and a banana republic
The Clean Energy Summit had more panels than your average solar farm, but there were some key highlights.
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Wind and solar turn up ramping pressure in South Australia and Queensland
Daily price ramp in Australia's wholesale electricity market is quite strong in most states right now – but particularly in South Australia and Queensland.
How do Queensland's wind resources fit with the rest of Australia's? There's not much data out there yet, but what there is is encouraging.
Coal Governments Markets Victorian Government
Yallourn’s “brown fire” future will depends on exports, and ramping ability
Yallourn is profitable, but will likely depend on exports to NSW to remain so. Meanwhile, maintenance costs will remain high and reliability will be an issue.
