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AGL’s novel proposal to cut network costs: pay by the metre
AGL Energy suggests reform of network costs to help utilities compete with new technologies like solar and storage: pay by the metre of poles and wires used. Unless costs can be restructured, retailers say, the utilities face losing customers altogether. -
Redflow’s Hackett: 2016 is inflexion point for battery storage
Redflow boss says battery storage market is still in “early adopter” phase but is “going mad”. He and others are reporting larger than expected demand, and predicts that 2016 will be the “inflexion” point for the market, thanks to Tesla and the art of the dinner table conversation. -
The Tesla-Apple-Google dilemma: Will humans be banned from driving?
Will humans be banned from driving cars? Even a year ago, such a question was unthinkable, but new technology and business models such as “shared mobility” make that a real possibility. And it may come sooner, and cheaper, than you think.
