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Rooftop solar takes the heat off ageing fossil fuel generators
Rooftop solar takes the heat off vulnerable fossil fuels plants as temperatures hit record highs in Australia, and conservatives hope for power outages.
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Energy retailers get $70 million tax break on refunds for LGC shortfalls
The federal government has granted big retailers and other obligated parties a $70 million tax break by removing the tax on refunds of large scale certificate shortfall charges.
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More wind turbines for Barnaby, as White Rock gets approval to double capacity
Better than a lump of coal! Goldwind wins approval to double capacity of 175MW White Rock wind farm in Barnaby Joyce's New England electorate.
Network owners were once seen as villains for over-charging on local networks, but they're pretty happy about building new links to capture wind and solar resources.
AEMO says south west Queensland and South Australia deliver lowest cost solar, while Tasmania has the lowest cost wind resource.
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UK wind generation hits new record, households get paid to use energy
United Kingdom wind power sets new record, allowing some households to get paid for using energy under innovative scheme to switch demand.
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NSW energy minister to renewables opponents: “enjoy your Kodak moment”
NSW energy minister Matt Kean says "we cannot allow ideology and politics to get in the way of our clear path" to renewables and economic prosperity.
Telstra in market for new wind and solar projects as Macquarie identifies more than 12TWh of corporate demand for renewables in Australia.
Seven projects with combined wind, solar capacity of 271MW awarded at average cost of $A3.33/MWh – prices so low they accounted for only 61% of the tender’s allocated budget.
Goldwind's Cattle Hill wind farm is sending power to the grid, with first turbine of 144MW project connected to Tasmanian transmission network and generating electricity.
