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More storage is vital, but there’s a much cheaper and easier way to manage winter demand and wind droughts
The solution to managing high winter electricity demand and the occasional wind drought is obvious. Yet our supply-side dominated energy policy and culture seems blind to it.
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Demand response trials could open up more than 1 gigawatt of extra grid capacity
This may be one of the most important trials underway today, at least if data centres are to provide the grid services they promise.
Giant Tomago battery and VPP win new firming tender to fill gaps in supply
Giant Tomago battery and a virtual power plant win “firming” tender designed to respond to lack of reserve events at times of high demand, or generator breakdowns.
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More storage is vital, but there’s a much cheaper and easier way to manage winter demand and wind droughts
The solution to managing high winter electricity demand and the occasional wind drought is obvious. Yet our supply-side dominated energy policy and culture seems blind to it.
Demand response trials could open up more than 1 gigawatt of extra grid capacity
This may be one of the most important trials underway today, at least if data centres are to provide the grid services they promise.Giant Tomago battery and VPP win new firming tender to fill gaps in supply
Giant Tomago battery and a virtual power plant win “firming” tender designed to respond to lack of reserve events at times of high demand, or generator breakdowns.
Solar and battery households help grid by importing more during day and exporting more in evening peaks
The surge in home batteries is working as intended – with households boosting demand in middle of the day and exporting in the evening peaks, and pushing prices down.
“We can do better than that:” The small workplace fixes that can deliver huge energy bill savings
A Kiwi company is on a mission to show Australian and New Zealand businesses how making a bunch of minor changes and workplace fixes can deliver huge savings to energy costs.Regulators will have to be nimble to deal with home battery boom and bigger solar systems, says Kean
CCA chair Matt Kean says regulators will need to be nimble to ensure that households get their fair share of the benefits of the battery and rooftop PV boom.
CEFC commits $70 million to energy and transport projects backed by state-owned fund
CEFC provides another $70 million to help $100 billion state-run investment fund drive more emission cuts in portfolio companies.
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