AEMC

Policy & Planning

Coal included in re-heated proposal for controversial capacity payments
“Coalkeeper” looms large as the ESB insists it is “more efficient” to keep existing coal generators online. Just a shame about the environment.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 20, 2022

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Coal

Dumb and illegal: Regulators read the riot act to striking generators
AEMC tells striking generators that holding out for supposedly higher price by waiting for a market direction may be self defeating, and likely illegal.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 15, 2022

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Featured

Chris Bowen needs flexibility to avoid capacity market trap set by fossil fuel lobby
Bowen says ESB to release capacity market proposals within days. He needs to take care it is not a prop for fossil fuels, and is truly “flexible”.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 9, 2022

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Gas

Now is the time for a new environmental objective for our energy system
Recognition need to reduce emissions would enable energy regulators to make rules, policies and decisions that can facilitate a more orderly transition to zero carbon.
Rob Law

Jun 8, 2022

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Australia need lots of storage, more transmission, and regulators who can factor in emissions
Australia’s regulators have been cut off at the knees, forced to ignore the biggest cost of electricity (GHG emissions) in infrastructure projects designed to reduce them.
Bruce Mountain

Jun 2, 2022

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Renewables

To triple transmission capacity, landowners and neighbours need to be paid more
Why should wind and solar farm hosts be paid much more than hosts of the transmission lines running from those wind and solar farms?
Andrew Blakers

May 31, 2022

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Coal

Regulators demand more clarity from ageing power stations about expected outages
Regulators want more information about planned power station outages, as Australia’s ageing fossil fuel generators grapple with a changing grid.
Michael Mazengarb

May 27, 2022

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Smart Energy

One small blip of demand response, one big leap to smart green grid
First official trades in “nega-watts” – dialling down demand at times of high prices – points to a smarter future for the grid.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2022

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Coal

AEMO identifies new system strength shortfalls with early coal exit
AEMO declares new system strength shortfalls in NSW and Victoria, and will turn to advanced inverters and syncons to solve them.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2022

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SA syncons deliver big savings as they set wind free and cut gas output
South Australia syncons deliver quick payback, slashing cost of AEMO directions on gas units, and cutting constraints on renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 29, 2022

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