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How getting landlords into (heat pump) hot water can get tenants out of high gas bills
To motivate landlords to install energy efficient, electric hot water systems, we must speak to them as investors. Fortunately, there is an investment motivation ready-to-hand and relatively straightforward to introduce.
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The fertiliser gap is Australia’s next supply chain crisis. With low cost renewables, it doesn’t have to be
Australia’s dependence on imports for nitrogen fertiliser leaves the farming sector exposed to supply disruption and price spikes. Given Australia’s ample low-cost renewable resources, this is unnecessary.
Gas pipeline giant must come clean on the true cost of new projects
Now more than ever, gas companies must be upfront on the fundamentals of projects they want to develop. Australia’s largest gas pipeline company may have let investors down in this respect.
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How getting landlords into (heat pump) hot water can get tenants out of high gas bills
To motivate landlords to install energy efficient, electric hot water systems, we must speak to them as investors. Fortunately, there is an investment motivation ready-to-hand and relatively straightforward to introduce.
The fertiliser gap is Australia’s next supply chain crisis. With low cost renewables, it doesn’t have to be
Australia’s dependence on imports for nitrogen fertiliser leaves the farming sector exposed to supply disruption and price spikes. Given Australia’s ample low-cost renewable resources, this is unnecessary.Gas pipeline giant must come clean on the true cost of new projects
Now more than ever, gas companies must be upfront on the fundamentals of projects they want to develop. Australia’s largest gas pipeline company may have let investors down in this respect.
The market rule maker has hit its limit on gas. Now it’s government’s turn
With submissions closing April 30 on a landmark gas network rule change, the real question isn’t what the AEMC should do – it’s what only energy ministers can do.
An electric farm, an electric harvest …. electric everything
Farms need to be electric – because, once this kit is scaled appropriately, on-farm costs will be so much lower.
Seize the day: Time to let solar “daylight saving” in batteries reduce our costs in Australia
Well-designed reforms are needed to accelerate the shift away from the exposure to oil and gas. If we get the settings right, future price shocks will be the exception, not the rule.
A fair energy system is worth fighting for, but without playing the solar and battery blame game
Claims that solar and battery households are “not paying their way” on the grid – and shifting costs to the have-nots – overstates the problem and misidentifies its cause.
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