Ric Brazzale
After several years of volatility the Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) market that governs solar incentives is now tracking to target.
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Power Consumption falls, as renewables make up 12% of Australia market
Consumption of electricity within the National Electricity Market has fallen for the 5th consecutive calendar year - and fell 2.8% in 2013.
The amount of solar being installed might be falling, but we're on track to meet the STC target. So why hasn’t the Clearing House worked?
Electricity consumption has continued the decline which started in 2009, falling by 2.5% for the first six months of 2013. Here's why.
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Graph of the Day: Why are energy efficiency certificate prices falling?
The last few weeks have seen a significant reduction in wholesale prices for VEECs and NSW ESCs. So what's behind the falls?
Despite confusion surrounding the RET, research shows renewables set to increase from 10.6% of total generation in 2011 to 22.5% by 2020.
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Graph of the Day: Solar PV beyond the million rooftops mark
Achieving the 1 million PV system milestone means solar now powers 11.5% of all Australian dwellings. But there's more to the latest data than that.
Australia's Clean Energy Regulator has set a target of 35.7m STCs for 2013, which for solar PV means 780MW of capacity must be added.
The recommendation that the RET be left unchanged is good news, but a number of the CCA's other suggestions will dampen future solar growth.
The rate of creation of small-scale technology certificates has been over 1 million each week. But how sharply will creation rates fall after June 30?
