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.

Turnbull was knifed by a lie: Renewables are already bringing prices down
Renewables are bringing down spot and futures prices, proving that Malcolm Turnbull was effectively deposed on a political lie.
Tristan Edis

Aug 30, 2018

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Commentary

Five ways the NEG works against consumers, and solar
Here are five ways the the NEG will penalise consumers, particularly those with rooftop solar. If it all sounds like it can’t possibly be true, it is. But it can be fixed.
Tristan Edis

Jun 20, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Can the rooftop solar boom keep going?
One-third through 2018 and we’ve chalked up 100MW+ new rooftop solar every single month. But how long can the solar boom last?
Tristan Edis

May 24, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Coalition renewables naysayers were wrong. So, so wrong
The Coalition has been an inexhaustible source of confident declarations that renewable energy faced serious, immediate limitations in scale and cost. Let’s fact-check that.
Tristan Edis

Apr 18, 2018

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Commentary

How renewables trumped brown coal and gas over Australia’s summer
Renewables are making an important contribution to meeting peak demand and therefore addressing reliability, as this data from summer shows.
Tristan Edis

Mar 27, 2018

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2020 RET in hand, with enough projects remaining to deliver 50% renewables
2017 has been an impressive year for renewables, but ends with a major cloud hanging over it: what happens once the RET is sorted?
Tristan Edis

Dec 21, 2017

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Solar

Australia breaks record again for rooftop solar installs in November
A total of 120MW of rooftop solar was installed in November, knocking off five year old record set when demand was fuelled by premium tariffs.
Tristan Edis

Dec 4, 2017

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Coal

Queensland election: Energy numbers say no to new coal
I hate to break the news, but north Queensland will not be getting a new coal fired power station if the LNP are elected on Saturday.
Tristan Edis

Nov 22, 2017

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Markets

Australia wind and solar power overtake gas in September
Not long ago, energy market modellers thought we’d be building gas turbines everywhere to hit our emissions targets. How quickly things change.
Tristan Edis

Oct 16, 2017

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Commentary

Queensland takes lead in Australian renewable energy race
Large-scale power project construction work has broken through 10,000 jobs and rooftop solar installs almost broke 100MW for the month. And Queensland has taken the lead.
Tristan Edis

Sep 21, 2017

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Renewables

Even Machiavelli couldn’t have dreamed up the fight against renewables
Green Energy Markets Renewable Energy Index shows an industry delivering on its promise: fulfilling a large and growing part of Australia’s energy needs while also providing meaningful employment.
Tristan Edis

Aug 28, 2017

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Turnbull has failed to axe Australia’s power price “laziness” tax
The PM only had to push energy reforms slightly further to make a world of difference, and protect consumers from the “laziness tax” exploited by utilities.
Tristan Edis

Aug 9, 2017

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