Dylan McConnell
Other Good Stuff
Renewables
Amid blackout scare stories, remember that a grid without power cuts is impossible… and expensive
Mainstream media reporting about risks of blackouts is misleading and irresponsible, and could lead to costly "gold plating" of the generation sector.
Governments
Other Good Stuff
Smart Energy
South Australian Government
Tesla
A month in, Tesla’s SA battery is surpassing expectations
A month into operation, the Tesla lithium-ion battery at Neoen wind farm in Hornsdale, South Australia is already providing essential grid services.
Elon Musk
News & Commentary
People
Renewables
Solar
Storage
Tesla
Yes, the Tesla battery is massive, but it can do much more beside
Many are now watching to see what impact the battery has on the SA electricity market, and whether it could be a game-changer nationally.
Australian Federal Government
Markets
News & Commentary
Renewables
South Australian Government
Storage
Our power grid is crying out for capacity, but should we open the gas valves?
With high gas prices partly to blame for the electricity blackouts that hit SA this month, and gas-fired generators caught short in NSW two days later, there are calls...
Coal
News & Commentary
Closing Victoria’s Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
While we don’t know whether Hazelwood will close yet, we do know that Australia could easily replace the energy, and it could make a substantial difference to our carbon...
Climate
News & Commentary
Renewables
Carbon taxes, emissions trading and electricity prices: making sense of the scare campaigns
With Labor promising half of Australia’s electricity will come from renewables in 2030, and the Coalition quick to reject carbon pricing again, it seems electricity prices are set to...
News & Commentary
Renewables
Smart Energy
Storage can replace gas in our electricity networks and boost renewables
Storage is great for households, but could also be as important in the wider electricity network. Here’s how it could work.
The Victorian Essential Services Commission has proposed a reduction in the rate rooftop solar generators will receive for the electricity they supply to the grid.
Broadcaster Alan Jones said on Q&A that the cost of wind power far outstrips the cost of coal power. He admits he was wrong.
Are renewables pushing up the cost of electricity? That’s the claim made by Alan Moran in an opinion piece for the Australian Financial Review this week.
