Geoff Eldridge, Author at Renew Economy

Geoff Eldridge

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Geoff Eldridge is a National Electricity Market (NEM) and Energy Transition Observer at Global Power Energy.

Chart of the day

Victorian batteries set new charge and discharge records
Updated: Two new records over the weekend mark the continued evolution of battery storage in Australia’s main grid, with one record trumped again on Monday.
Geoff Eldridge

Jun 2, 2025

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Commentary

Rooftop solar and home batteries: The emergence of the accidental residential energy trader
Households with solar and batteries are not shifting away from the grid, but into a different kind of relationship with it – active, price-aware, and responsive.
Geoff Eldridge

Apr 14, 2025

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Utilities

A quiet shift: The grid is being redefined by household consumers who no longer need it full time
The grid isn’t failing — it’s being redefined by people using rooftop solar, batteries and EVs. Networks, policymakers, and planners need to pay attention.
Geoff Eldridge

Mar 27, 2025

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Chart of the day

Hydro output hits lowest level on Australia’s main grid since market records began
Hydro output levels across the main grid and in Tasmania hit record lows on Sunday, displaced by lower cost wind and solar, with records also falling in Victoria.
Geoff Eldridge

Mar 17, 2025

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Coal

Brown coal hits new low in Victoria as wind and battery records tumble and renewables peak at 95.2 pct
Records fall in Victoria, with brown coal and demand hitting new lows, battery output and wind hitting new highs, and renewables reaching more than 95 pct.
Geoff Eldridge

Feb 11, 2025

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Chart of the day

Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave
Wind and solar set new output records in NSW and across the main grid amid the latest heatwaves to sweep the eastern states.
Geoff Eldridge

Jan 29, 2025

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Chart of the day

Australia’s biggest coal state breaks new ground in wind and solar output
New South Wales has reached two remarkable renewable energy milestones that signal the growing contribution of solar power to the state’s energy mix.
Geoff Eldridge

Jan 6, 2025

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New Year begins with more solar records, as PV takes bigger bite out of coal’s holiday lunch
As 2025 begins, Victoria is already making its mark on the energy landscape with a series of notable demand and rooftop PV share records.
Geoff Eldridge

Jan 3, 2025

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Chart of the day

New wind output record arrives in time for evening peak, solar record beaten too
Australia’s biggest coal grid witnesses record output of wind energy – in the evening peak.
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 20, 2024

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Chart of the day

South Australia delivers a “pigeon pair” of solar and battery milestones
South Australia set two significant records this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid.
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 10, 2024

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Chart of the day

A week of record-breaking solar and rooftop PV across main grid – and most of it far from Equator
Solar breaks the 20,000 megawatt output barrier for the first time on Sunday to complete a week of records, mostly in the southern states furthest from Equator.
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 9, 2024

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Chart of the day

Demand hits new peaks in NEM and Victoria as heatwaves sweep country
New electricity demand records set as heat wave sweeps across eastern seaboard.
Geoff Eldridge

Feb 23, 2024

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