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Giles Parkinson

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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Coal

AGL may mothball some remaining coal units to manage solar duck curve
Australia’s biggest coal generator may mothball or “cycle” some remaining coal units to deal with solar duck curve and won’t rule out early closures.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2021

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Featured

Biggest coal generator AGL to split business in two to focus on renewables transition
Six years after it was first mooted, AGL has accepted that it needs to split its businesses into two to cope with the transition to a renewables grid.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2021

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Gas led recovery? AEMO says gas use in grid may all but disappear in 20 years
Coalition’s gas-led recovery plans look increasingly tenuous after AEMO report shows gas use in grid may nearly disappear within 20 years.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2021

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Featured

Solar tax may be outrageous. But is it as bad as it sounds?
Solar households have every right to feel aggrieved about the idea of an export tax. And the issue has divided the solar industry.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 26, 2021

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Solar tax: Networks able to charge households to export solar power to grid
Households may soon be taxed for solar exports sent back to the grid, but the rule maker promises this will eliminate current constraints on exports and make the system fairer.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 25, 2021

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AGL gives green light to 250MW Torrens big battery in South Australia
AGL gives green light to 250MW Torrens big battery in South Australia, although storage will initially be for one hour rather than the four hours originally flagged.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 24, 2021

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Battery

AGL lodges plans for 200MW big battery at Loy Yang power station
AGL lodges planning application for a 200MW/800MWh big battery to be built at the site of the Loy Yang brown coal generator in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2021

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Western Australia sets new record for wind and solar share, and minimum demand
Western Australia sets a new record for wind and solar share in its stand-alone grid, while the growth in rooftop solar pushes grid demand to a record low the following day.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Why petrol and diesel cars may soon be too costly to buy and maintain
Leading analyst says the price of electric vehicles will fall to around $5,000 or below, in the not too distant future, making petrol and diesel cars too costly to buy and maintain.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2021

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South Australia’s biggest gas unit trips, Snowy sends prices to market cap
Trip of South Australia’s biggest gas unit in middle of night sends prices to $15,000 market cap, because that’s what it took to get a Snowy diesel generator fired up.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2021

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Coal

Australia’s biggest coal state could reach 100 pct renewables by 2030, Reputex says
Report by Reputex says NSW could close all its coal fired power stations and be powered by renewables by 2030 – but it needs a plan.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: Why Australia’s big utilities are plugging into EVs
We talk to Origin Energy’s head of mobility, and head of strategy, Chau Le, about the utility’s new push into electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2021

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