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Gas is getting left behind as solar-charged batteries step in to the breach
Freshly minted NEM data shows solar-charged batteries discharging at record levels, helping lower wholesale prices and steadily reducing the grid’s dependence on peaky and expensive gas generation.The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?
The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
It’s time for a plug-in revolution: The harsh reality of trying to drive electrification and PV for apartments
We must focus on consumer-side of the meter efficiency, energy storage and smart management. This is the ‘plug-in revolution’ we have been advocating for some time.
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Gas is getting left behind as solar-charged batteries step in to the breach
Freshly minted NEM data shows solar-charged batteries discharging at record levels, helping lower wholesale prices and steadily reducing the grid’s dependence on peaky and expensive gas generation.
The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?
The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?It’s time for a plug-in revolution: The harsh reality of trying to drive electrification and PV for apartments
We must focus on consumer-side of the meter efficiency, energy storage and smart management. This is the ‘plug-in revolution’ we have been advocating for some time.
What federal and state rebate changes mean for C&I solar and batteries – in 8 charts
Eight charts show how two big policy announcements in the space of a fortnight have transformed the economics for commercial solar and battery projects.
We’re trying to win a drag race with the handbrake on: Here are three reforms to deliver the energy transition
Supercharging Australia’s energy system was always going to be complex. But complexity does not need to become paralysis.
S-curve modelling says renewables can kick coal out of Australia by 2032. But is this soon enough?
In the race to renewables, the big question is whether “faster than we thought” is the same as “fast enough.” S-curves say we can do the first. Nothing in the modelling tells us we’re on track for the second.Balcony solar or building integrated PV? The emerging options for apartment dwellers and owners
A kilowatt-hour generated in winter can be worth far more than one generated in sunny weather over the rest of the year.
Power plays: Tomago’s big green switch, the Big 3’s lack of ambition, and why Snowy must change its stripes
From the country’s biggest energy utilities announcing their profits and outlook, to the country’s biggest aluminium smelter getting a renewable lifeline, there’s a lot to unpack from this week.Most popular.
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