AEMO

Policy & Planning

Big battery summer: AEMO says new storage capacity to play key role in keeping lights on
AEMO says its ability to deal with summer heat and floods have been boosted by more than 3 GW of new capacity, particularly in big battery projects that have already proved useful.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Radical change needed to upgrade system to handle tidal effect of renewables, EVs and rooftop solar
Australia’s 20th century energy system needs to transform to handle the rapidly changing demands being made of it. “There is no silver bullet. What we need is silver buckshot.”
Rachel Williamson

Aug 15, 2024

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AEMO

Victoria and Tasmania get allocations as details released for Australia’s biggest renewable tender
Victoria and Tasmania gets allocations in big renewable tender, NSW is capped, and projects will have to manage own negative price risk.
Giles Parkinson

May 10, 2024

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AEMO

“Unparalleled:” Rooftop solar now a major player in Australia’s grid, but households need more batteries
Rooftop solar now delivers 11.2% of Australia’s energy and is the fourth largest energy source in the country.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 16, 2024

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AEMO

Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage
The federal Coalition insists the lights will go out in transition to wind and solar. AEMO has now released a video explaining why they won’t, following CSIRO’s defence of science.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 20, 2024

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Policy & Planning

How new wind, solar and batteries would keep lights on in NSW heatwave, even without Eraring
Would the NSW grid have fallen short if last week’s record demand occurred after Eraring closure? New analysis says no, if current wind, solar and battery projects delivered on time.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 8, 2024

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Renewables

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done
South Australia reached a record average of 82% renewables in the December quarter, establishing a stunning blueprint for the way the entire Australia grid could reach the federal government’s current national target for 2030.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2024

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Renewables

December was bumper month for wind, solar and battery approvals, but still not fast enough
December was a bumper month for new connection approvals for wind, solar and storage, but they are still not getting on to the grid quickly enough.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2024

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Coal

NSW reboots and streamlines access rights to help wind and solar secure space on the grid
NSW reboots and streamlines access rights for new wind, solar and storage projects to ensure that first renewable energy zone is delivered on time to allow more coal exits.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 21, 2024

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Solar

Solar farms face “large, unpredictable” revenue swings as marginal loss factors strike again
Clean Energy Investor Group warns solar projects in parts of NSW and Victoria face big hits to revenue, as “old issues around MLFs come back to haunt the industry.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 19, 2024

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AEMO

Big battery summer: AEMO says new storage capacity to play key role in keeping lights on

Radical change needed to upgrade system to handle tidal effect of renewables, EVs and rooftop solar

Victoria and Tasmania get allocations as details released for Australia’s biggest renewable tender

“Unparalleled:” Rooftop solar now a major player in Australia’s grid, but households need more batteries

Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage

How new wind, solar and batteries would keep lights on in NSW heatwave, even without Eraring

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done

December was bumper month for wind, solar and battery approvals, but still not fast enough

NSW reboots and streamlines access rights to help wind and solar secure space on the grid

Solar farms face “large, unpredictable” revenue swings as marginal loss factors strike again

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