Tristan Edis, Author at Renew Economy

Tristan Edis

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Tristan Edis is the Director – Analysis and Advisory at Green Energy Markets. Tristan’s involvement in the clean energy sector and related government climate change and energy policy issues began back in 2000.

Commentary

Decommissioning rates show gas heating could be gone by 2032, but oil exec bonuses might suffer
New data suggests Victorian households could be weaned off gas heaters in less than 10 years, freeing up more gas than used by by all of the state’s manufacturers.
Tristan Edis

Jun 2, 2025

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Commentary

What needs to happen to prove the LNP wrong, and the high renewables target right
This election result has given the renewable energy industry a three-year window to prove it can provide a viable replacement for coal in our electricity mix. It won’t be easy.
Tristan Edis

May 11, 2025

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Commentary

Is Labor to blame for high energy prices? Or was this the perfect trap set by the fossil fuel industry?
Peter Dutton blames Labor for high energy prices. The reality is prices would have gone up with either party in power because of the trap set by coal and gas industry.
Tristan Edis

May 1, 2025

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Dutton’s gas plan will run out of gas – unless he embraces wind and solar
Peter Dutton’s entire extra supply from his National Gas Plan will disappear up a smokestack if wind and solar is prevented from replacing ageing coal power.
Tristan Edis

Apr 1, 2025

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How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”?
Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.
Tristan Edis

Mar 28, 2025

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Commentary

Energy bill relief: Don’t bet the house on a federal battery rebate, offer something better
If politicians want to help permanently lower household energy bills, there are plenty of options available. Many are cheaper and more accessible than home batteries.
Tristan Edis

Feb 26, 2025

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Commentary

Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #4: Assume climate change has no cost
What is omitted from the Coalition’s nuclear policy costings is far more informative about the party’s energy and climate leanings than anything contained in its modelling.
Tristan Edis

Feb 23, 2025

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal
The Coalition’s nuclear plan takes a gamble with our electricity system that old coal will last the distance. It doesn’t account for the risks and extreme costs if that gamble fails.
Tristan Edis

Feb 21, 2025

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free
Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.
Tristan Edis

Feb 20, 2025

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #1: Assume you can halve the cost of nuclear power
How to make nuclear look not so expensive: Trick #1: Assume a cost for reactors of around half what they have actually cost to build in the real world.
Tristan Edis

Feb 19, 2025

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The four accounting tricks behind Peter Dutton’s nuclear cost claims
Claiming nuclear will deliver you 44% lower bills is a bit like claiming a wrinkle cream will make you look 44% younger.
Tristan Edis

Feb 18, 2025

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Commentary

Daytime wholesale power prices are heading to zero – isn’t that good news?
A new low proposed for solar feed-in tariffs is bound to spark consumer outrage and concern within the industry. But where are the headlines celebrating the fact daylight power prices are headed to zero?
Tristan Edis

Jan 13, 2025

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