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Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

SA Power Networks fights to charge solar homes $100/y more for the grid
The South Australia network operator has appealed to overturn the energy regulator’s decision against allowing it to impose a special fee on solar households equivalent to $100 a year.
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Aug 14, 2015

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Another record for Australian wind power, as gas generation plunges
Wind energy on Australia’s National Electricity Market achieved a new record in July, generating 1,067GWh for the month.
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Aug 13, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Pacific island calls for end to coal, as Abbott’s Australia digs in
A letter from the climate change front line – the Pacific island nation of Kiribati – is calling for a global moratorium on new coal mine development. Meanwhile, in Australia, we have a government that champions coal, and an electricity market that’s still wedded to fossil fuels.
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Aug 13, 2015

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Making up numbers: The cost of emissions reduction targets
The Abbott govt says its low-ball emissions target is best for Australia’s economy – while Labor’s would ‘devastate’ it. But is the maths right?
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Aug 12, 2015

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Financing secured for biggest rooftop solar array for an Australian school
Canberra’s Amaroo School will soon host the ACT’s largest rooftop solar array, a 600kW installation that will help power the 1,750-student facility.
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Aug 12, 2015

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What do consumers know about energy storage? Much more than we think
Surveys reveal rapidly growing interest in energy storage among Australian solar consumers, as people look to get the most from their rooftop PV systems.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2015

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World’s most powerful offshore wind energy hub installed
ABB installs world’s most powerful offshore wind energy converter in North Sea, to connect DolWin2 cluster of offshore wind farms to German grid.
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Aug 11, 2015

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Coalition CO2 target: scientists, analysts, financiers, islands unimpressed
Experts respond to the news that the Coalition will set a 26% emissions reduction target for 2030, based on 2005 levels, for Australia.
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Aug 11, 2015

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Solar undercuts coal in India, as another bank quits Adani mega-mine
Report finds solar generation in India already cheaper than imported coal, as another banking giant – UK’s Standard Chartered – quits Australian coal mine.
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Aug 11, 2015

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Policy & Planning

How low will Abbott and Hunt go on Australia’s emissions target?
Ahead of releasing Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030, all signs suggest the Abbott government will keep ambition levels low, while turning up rhetoric about economy-harming carbon policies and ‘massive’ electricity prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2015

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Qld pumped hydro storage project taps Entura for feasibility study
Genex appoints Entura for study into converting abandoned goldmine into one of Australia’s largest hydro energy storage plants.
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Aug 10, 2015

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Australians prefer renewables: 84% say solar their ideal energy source, 69% wind
Climate Institute survey finds 84% of Australians prefer solar to be in ideal energy mix of three sources, then wind at 69%, and hydro.
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Aug 10, 2015

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