Chris Bowen

Policy & Planning

Green steel: Gupta and Bluescope share $200m in grants to cut emissions
The first critical industrial funding via the PRF shows how hard greening steel will be.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 31, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Spring heatwave smashes seven-year old demand record in W.A.’s main grid
Spring heatwave sends demand soaring in WA, smashing seven year old record in the world’s biggest standalone grid that is accelerating its switch away from fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 26, 2023

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Coal

Bowen may still fall short of his 82 pct renewables target, but it’s bad news for coal
Chris Bowen’s capacity plan is good news for the transition from coal to renewables, but it may need to overcome the comically incapable Planning department in NSW.
David Leitch

Nov 24, 2023

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Coal

Bowen capacity plan means a power shift from big utilities, but will there be enough wind?
Bowen’s grand capacity scheme may loosen the big utilities’ stranglehold over the energy market, but will there be enough wind projects to meet the target?
Giles Parkinson

Nov 24, 2023

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Commentary

Bowen has put a rocket under big renewables. Small-scale market must be next
This is exactly the kind of bold policy needed to rapidly transform Australia’s energy market while ensuring reliability and affordability. Can we apply it to consumer energy, too?
Tim Buckley & AM Jonson

Nov 23, 2023

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Featured

Bowen dumps RET for 32GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables
Chris Bowen will let the long-standing renewable energy target die, choosing instead a massive auction program seeking 32GW of new capacity to meet 82 pct renewable target.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2023

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Bowen says accelerating switch to renewables essential to “keep the lights on”
In a speech in Adelaide, federal energy minister doubles down on 82% renewables target and hints at new policy initiatives to “amplify” efforts to reach it.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2023

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Solar

Rooftop solar saves money, and batteries can wipe out bills: Labor pushes household savings
Federal government releases new data showing big savings from rooftop solar, and from household battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2023

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Storage

Government snowed again, if it believes Snowy 2.0 is a commercial investment
An independent probe might cut through Snowy 2.0’s woeful history of impossibly optimistic estimates. The government should start by releasing the reset report.
Ted Woodley

Oct 25, 2023

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Governments

“Lies and fantasies:” Bowen puts $387 billion price tag on Dutton’s nuclear plans
Bowen releases costings of the Coalition’s nuclear push, saying that it flies in the face of economics and reason, and climate science.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2023

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