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What is the value of energy efficiency and flexible demand? A new tool will help us find out

What is the value of energy efficiency and flexible demand? A new tool will help us find out

A new framework will help determine the cost of different measures to shift or reduce electricity demand, rather than supply.
The Kardashev Scale: Australia’s staggering energy transition and its untapped opportunity 

The Kardashev Scale: Australia’s staggering energy transition and its untapped opportunity 

Australia is not facing an energy shortage; we are surrounded by abundance. The challenge is one of timing, location, and system management.
Stop taxing the transition: Why fixed network charges get consumer energy resources all wrong

Stop taxing the transition: Why fixed network charges get consumer energy resources all wrong

High fixed network tariffs lock in legacy cost structures, and protects the network’s revenue position instead of forcing it to compete on the value it provides.
Spot prices along the journey to a competitively priced coal-free grid. But we still need a lot of wind

Spot prices along the journey to a competitively priced coal-free grid. But we still need a lot of wind

Australia will have a globally competitive electricity price in a no-coal world. It just needs a lot more wind.
Australia’s spent billions on renewable gases, with little to show. This is how to do it properly

Australia’s spent billions on renewable gases, with little to show. This is how to do it properly

A new report sets out the steps the federal government could take to bring Australia’s renewable gas policies up to speed. A small group of industrial gas users are depending on it.
BHP vs Fortescue in the Pilbara: Who is really building Australia’s post-diesel future?

BHP vs Fortescue in the Pilbara: Who is really building Australia’s post-diesel future?

BHP once represented scale and an ability to shape the future. Now it acts as if smaller: a company hesitating while others show that diesel is a transition fuel, not a destination.
Proposal for high fixed network charges is wrong on home batteries, dynamic pricing, and impact on CER

Proposal for high fixed network charges is wrong on home batteries, dynamic pricing, and impact on CER

The pricing review proposing high fixed network tariffs has got it wrong on home batteries, dynamic pricing and the impact on households.
BYO energy? For data centres it should be more like “BYONCE” – and make it additional

BYO energy? For data centres it should be more like “BYONCE” – and make it additional

For data centres, a better directive than BYO Energy would be BYONCE – Bring Your Own New Clean Energy. What we want is new renewable supply entering the market alongside new demand.