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.
Old school views and rules, why Cogati stinks, and why syncons are a stop-gap
Highlights from the second day of the clean energy summit and why some are trying to see the future by looking into the past.
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.
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.
When the wind doesn’t blow here, maybe it’s blowing over there
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.
Yallourn’s “brown fire” future will depend 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.
Last summer’s heatwave made electricity price forecasts look foolish. Will it happen again?
15 hours of extremely hot weather added about $60/MWh to the average price for the entire March quarter last summer. Will it happen again this coming summer?
EnergyAustralia calls the Piper and heads back to the trenches
EnergyAustralia’s upgrade for Mt Piper disguises deeper problems in the market, and raises questions about its future ownership.
Is the AEMC reinventing the wheel to solve a simple problem?
AEMC is proposing a series of complicated rule changes to solve what most see as a simple problem – and it risks an unknown impact on the electricity market.
Battery storage: Hype, hope and analysis
We’ve been reading some exciting news about large-scale batteries lately. However, the economics are not as good as the headlines – yet.









