Hugh Saddler

Only the wilfully ignorant or blind could pretend Australia will achieve its emissions target under the Paris Agreement with no more than a pro rata reduction in electricity emissions.

Governments News & Commentary Renewables Solar South Australian Government

Busting more myths about South Australia’s wind and solar

Hugh Saddler29 November 201729 November 2017

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The recent performance of wind and solar in South Australia - 63 per cent of consumption - dispels a few myths around renewables and makes a nonsense of the...

News & Commentary Renewables Smart Energy

Electricity emissions continue fall after Hazelwood closure

Hugh Saddler25 September 201725 September 2017

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Report says emissions have fallen after Hazelwood closure, but finds It hard to think of a more expensive & unreliable way to achieve reliable and affordable energy than prolonging...

News & Commentary Renewables Solar

How consumers got burned on electricity prices: It started with networks

Hugh Saddler31 August 2017

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Policy responses to high electricity prices should pay more attention to how consumers can be helped to use less electricity

News & Commentary Utilities

Australia’s electricity market is not agile and innovative enough to keep up

Hugh Saddler17 February 2017

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The rules of Australia's energy markets were written at a time when coal and gas were the only major options.

News & Commentary Smart Energy

Why did energy regulators deliberately turn out the lights in South Australia?

Hugh Saddler13 February 2017

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Last Wednesday around 90,000 homes and businesses in South Australia were deliberately disconnected from the electricity grid for up to an hour. So why did it actually happen?

Other Good Stuff Renewables

Records fall as wind, hydro match brown coal generation in October

Hugh Saddler14 November 201615 November 2016

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Record output from wind and hydro in October nearly matches brown coal for first time, as new data highlights how quickly renewables could reduce emissions.

Markets News & Commentary Renewables

Coal generation up, emissions up 4.8% since carbon price scrapped

Hugh Saddler7 October 2016

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Demand on NEM stayed flat in September, with a slight rise in coal generation and electricity emissions. Wind, meanwhile, reached its highest ever generation level, both in absolute terms...