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When renewable abundance becomes the story: What a record-breaking weekend reveals about the grid
Fresh round of renewable records highlights the growing contribution of rooftop solar and changing opportunities to make use of wind and solar generation.Australia’s quiet role in the electrification rallying cry for the COP we never got to host
The “35 by 35” electrification goal has an Australian origin that the government seems to be coy about.
The Queensland LNP plan for coal-powered data centres could cost taxpayers $20 billion a pop
If we fail to ensure data centres pay for new renewables and storage to cover their demand, power prices will increase for all of us – and by $20 billion a pop to fund new coal.
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When renewable abundance becomes the story: What a record-breaking weekend reveals about the grid
Fresh round of renewable records highlights the growing contribution of rooftop solar and changing opportunities to make use of wind and solar generation.
Australia’s quiet role in the electrification rallying cry for the COP we never got to host
The “35 by 35” electrification goal has an Australian origin that the government seems to be coy about.The Queensland LNP plan for coal-powered data centres could cost taxpayers $20 billion a pop
If we fail to ensure data centres pay for new renewables and storage to cover their demand, power prices will increase for all of us – and by $20 billion a pop to fund new coal.
We don’t use horoscopes to shape national energy plans, so why put so much faith in complex modelling?
Using complex energy models to deliver absurdly precise outputs is about as useful as using horoscopes to determine the best time to plant crops. So why do it?
The great big solar soak: Batteries are starting to drive up midday electricity prices
Middle of the day wholesale electricity prices are rising, and prices in the evening peak are falling as batteries make their mark.
Australia is making big bets on a slow transition, but the technology S-curve tells a different story
Australia has a choice between investing in the future we can already see – or subsidising a fossil-fuel past that is rapidly losing its grip.
Nuclear power’s quarter-century of stagnation has no end in sight, and has been overtaken by solar PV
Latest nuclear status report details the glum state of affairs for the far right’s favourite clean power source. It’s already been overtaken by solar for the first time.
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