Richard McIndoe, Author at RenewEconomy

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Smart Energy

There’s a smarter way of solving the problem of dumb, legacy solar inverters
High voltages cost Australian consumers close to $2 billion a year in excess consumption, reduced solar output and long-term damage to electrical equipment.
Richard McIndoe

Nov 15, 2022

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Other Good Stuff

Blackouts and hot air: Is this the new normal?
It’s time for the regulators to take a closer look at the behaviour of the main participants in the market as well as the underlying operating rules of the market.
Richard McIndoe

Jan 31, 2019

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Governments

Energy Anarchy? Bring on the customer revolution!
Big energy CEOs believe there is still reason to be optimistic. It just wasn’t clear whether they were addressing their shareholders or their executives. Certainly not their customers.
Richard McIndoe

Oct 19, 2018

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Coal

Lights Out! Now who’s to blame?
Blackouts in Victoria illustrate how networks and regulators have failed to change their business models, and failed to keep up with technology.
Richard McIndoe

Feb 19, 2018

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Lights Out! The dark side of demand management
Self serving and misleading comments from CEO of one of the country’s iconic energy businesses need to be held up as a shining example of how recent energy summit forgot about one key person: the customer.
Richard McIndoe

Oct 19, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Energy efficiency: The unsexy solution for a Clean Energy Target
The CET has become another political stick to beat the government with. To be more accurate, it’s a stick with which the Coalition beats itself.
Richard McIndoe

Jul 25, 2017

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