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Low rooftop PV tariffs mean solar houses are subsidising everyone else’s power supply
Solar households may feel aggrieved about receiving not much for rooftop PV fed into the grid. It means they are subsidising everyone else’s power usage.
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How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”?
Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.
Opposition misses key opportunity to deliver cost-of-living relief
The Coalition’s policy won’t bring new gas to market quickly enough to make a near-term impact on energy prices. Options to decrease demand are a much better bet.
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Low rooftop PV tariffs mean solar houses are subsidising everyone else’s power supply
Solar households may feel aggrieved about receiving not much for rooftop PV fed into the grid. It means they are subsidising everyone else’s power usage.
How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”?
Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.Opposition misses key opportunity to deliver cost-of-living relief
The Coalition’s policy won’t bring new gas to market quickly enough to make a near-term impact on energy prices. Options to decrease demand are a much better bet.
A quiet shift: The grid is being redefined by household consumers who no longer need it full time
The grid isn’t failing — it’s being redefined by people using rooftop solar, batteries and EVs. Networks, policymakers, and planners need to pay attention.
Election Watch: No nuke comeback as renewables on a global tear: Plus, Labor’s budget climate resilience fail
New global data show wind and solar doing most of work cutting emissions, and there is no nuclear renaissance. Meanwhile, Labor disappoints on climate.
Election Watch: The grid doesn’t need more gas to go clean; beer drinkers to pay more tax than gas
Politicians claim we need to dig up more gas to run a clean power grid. It ain’t true.
