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Utilities say no to gross tariffs, yes to battery storage
In a nod to the emerging power of the “pro-sumer”, Australian energy network operators and retailers have rejected a suggestion to move to gross tariffs for rooftop solar, saying it risked turning customers against them. Some suggest tariffs that would encourage homeowners to invest in more battery storage. -
Is wind energy setting itself up for another boom/bust cycle?
The Australian wind industry has decided to play it safe in not pushing for an extended, or even higher renewable energy target beyond 2020. But is it just locking itself into another boom/bust cycle. The difference between its position – and those against green energy – may simply be a matter of timing. -
Wind, solar force energy price cuts in South Australia
The state pricing regulator says retail energy charges should be slashed – even after building in the cost of carbon and green energy incentives. It’s a decision that will puncture a lot of empty rhetoric about green energy, and a few conventional energy business models as well.
