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Poles and wires: Is there a better way to get consumers to pay for using the grid

Poles and wires: Is there a better way to get consumers to pay for using the grid

We should rethink the way we charge consumers to use the grid.
Tritium’s rapid rise and spectacular collapse will be a lesson for Labor’s Made in Australia campaign

Tritium’s rapid rise and spectacular collapse will be a lesson for Labor’s Made in Australia campaign

How Tritium, the EV fast charger maker that was the darling of the Australian manufacturing industry, came to collapse will be written about for many years.
Why Victoria’s ban on gas appliance rebates is a win for energy consumers

Why Victoria’s ban on gas appliance rebates is a win for energy consumers

While a rebate on the upfront cost of a new gas appliance may appeal to customers, they ultimately benefit gas networks far more.
Five ways to save Capacity Investment Scheme, and Australia’s renewable target, from attack by zombies

Five ways to save Capacity Investment Scheme, and Australia’s renewable target, from attack by zombies

CIS structure needs to minimise risks of zombie projects, and reward bidders with projects they can deliver on a rapid timeframe. Here’s how.
Australia’s stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. We have a cart, but no horse

Australia’s stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. We have a cart, but no horse

Without reformed environment protection laws, the Safeguard Mechanism – the government’s main plan to drive down emissions from large polluters – won’t work properly.
The world is in an abusive relationship with fossil fuels. Now is the time to leave

The world is in an abusive relationship with fossil fuels. Now is the time to leave

The truth of climate change is in the record heat, the flooding, the choking smoke, the red sky burning. Yet the fossil fuel companies tell us we can’t live without them.
Big batteries will undercut gas, but it’s hydro that might lose market share first

Big batteries will undercut gas, but it’s hydro that might lose market share first

More wind means lower prices, but it is battery storage that will replace expensive generation such as gas.
Australia can achieve close to 100 pct renewables with today’s technologies: Are we up for the challenge?

Australia can achieve close to 100 pct renewables with today’s technologies: Are we up for the challenge?

Australia can achieve close to 100% renewables with the technologies of today. The challenge is how to fill the gap.
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