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NSW set to overtake South Australia as top renewables generator
NSW poised to overtake South Australia in wind and solar output volume, and to fill in gap created by Liddell.
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Jul 27, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

NT government backs 10GW solar and storage plant, biggest in world
NT government throws its backing behind world-leading 10GW solar proposal, and gives it “major project status”.
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Jul 20, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Fate of big solar projects could ride on May poll, and carbon credits
Analyst says federal election critical to fate of large scale solar industry in Australia, and raises prospects of carbon credits playing a role in funding.
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Apr 2, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Ageing ex mining chiefs set up new ginger group urging Paris exit
A new super-group of seasoned global warming deniers and ex mining chiefs has formed to lobby for Australia’s withdrawal from Paris accord.
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Nov 16, 2018

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Victoria Coalition’s bizarre plan to support coal and “24/7” power does not add up
Victoria Coalition proposes support for brown coal generators and a tender for new “24/7” power source. But the numbers don’t make sense.
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Nov 12, 2018

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Solar

Australia solar costs hit “extraordinary” new lows – $50s/MWh
ARENA says Australia utility-scale solar prices has plunged to “somewhere in the $50s” today, while BNEF says China module surplus could lower prices further in Australia by end of the year.
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Jun 27, 2018

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Storage

AEMO gets it RERT after rule maker does a backflip
Energy market rule-maker reinstates long dated emergency reserve, just months after it had dumped it.
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Jun 22, 2018

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Storage

Inside the Tesla big battery: How it made money and cut prices
AEMO reports detail how Tesla big battery helped keep the lights on last summer, smashed prices in specialised markets, and made money for itself from price arbitrage.
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May 23, 2018

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Commentary

Mackay council goes solar – and saves big – with city-wide rollout
Mackay Council awards tender to install solar PV on 21 local government facilities, saving nearly 10 times its outlay over 20 years. But the bid price stuns rivals.
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May 17, 2018

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Storage

The stunning numbers behind success of Tesla big battery
Tesla big battery accounts for just 2% of capacity in South Australia’s ancillary services market, but in just four months it has grabbed a 55% market share and slashed prices by 90%.
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May 11, 2018

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$Australia’s big business energy fantasy: Let’s frack like it’s America$

Policy & Planning

Australia’s big business energy fantasy: Let’s frack like it’s America
Some of Australia’s biggest manufacturers have turned to wind and solar to lower energy costs, but the lobby groups just wants to frack, just like in America.
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May 9, 2018

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Storage

Musk says storage orders surge on success of Tesla big battery
Elon Musk says the Tesla big battery in South Australia has exceeded performance targets “significantly,” a success that has put a rocket under sales of the company’s commercial-scale Powerpacks.
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Feb 8, 2018

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