Mike Sandiford, Author at Renew Economy

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Notion-building pollies declare open season for energy theories
While Malcolm has been pumping Snowy 2.zero, Craig has been promising death by renewables, Josh reckons we are on track to meet Paris commitments and Barnaby is backing coal.
Mike Sandiford

Jul 21, 2017

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Utilities

The anatomy of an energy crisis – a pictorial guide, Part 2
In the second part of the series on the crisis besetting the NEM in eastern Australia, Mike looks at the tightening balance of supply and demand.
Mike Sandiford

Feb 21, 2017

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Commentary

The anatomy of an energy crisis – a pictorial guide
Who could forget the energy “crises” that affected electricity supply across south-eastern Australia last year.
Mike Sandiford

Feb 14, 2017

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Renewables

We really must talk about gas
Over the last year wholesale electricity prices have been falling just about everywhere across the developed world except here in Australia, where they are skyrocketing.
Mike Sandiford

Sep 15, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

SA energy “crisis”: Arrium’s requiem and the events of July 7
The events of July 7, and how we interpret them, will have ongoing implications for future business investment and how we meet the decarbonisation challenge.
Mike Sandiford

Aug 19, 2016

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Smart Energy

Hazelwood’s super-profits highlight tangled web of energy policy
Are Australia’s electricity market prices being manipulated by our electricity oligarchs to improve their bottom lines before the end of the financial year? Or do the high prices reflect a fundamental shift in market dynamics?
Mike Sandiford

Jun 29, 2016

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Renewables

The cost issue this election ignored: the doubling of electricity prices
Wholesale electricity prices have doubled since the last federal poll, but they don’t seem to be an election issue. Why would that be?
Mike Sandiford

Jun 24, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

The will of government – not coal – is key to energy access …
Bhutan shows it is not really coal or any other source of energy that is the missing ingredient in providing electricity to children of the Third World.
Mike Sandiford

Jun 6, 2016

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Goodbye Northern coal, hello sunlight?
On Monday, 50 years of coal generation in South Australia ended with the closure of the Northern power station. But Northern’s shutdown does not mean that South Australian power supply is coal-free.
Mike Sandiford

May 12, 2016

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Malcolm Turnbull has been our hottest PM. And that’s not OK
Malcolm Turnbull’s time as prime minister has seen the biggest jump in average temperatures than any other Australian leader. Can he take the heat?
Mike Sandiford

Apr 5, 2016

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Praying for rain
Tasmania may be experiencing a long term shift in precipitation of the ilk seen in south-western Western Australia over the last 50 years.
Mike Sandiford

Nov 6, 2015

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Winds of – not so much – change
As the cheapest of the current grid connected renewable generation sources, wind attracts more than its share of commentary.
Mike Sandiford

Nov 3, 2015

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