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Network tariffs: Imagine if the AEMC was in charge of selling milk

Network tariffs: Imagine if the AEMC was in charge of selling milk

If the AEMC really thinks that we should pay for networks just like we pay for milk, then I’m hopeful that they’ve come to their senses on this fraught issue.
Plans for Australia’s biggest wind farm scaled back, with solar and big battery added to create huge hybrid

Plans for Australia’s biggest wind farm scaled back, with solar and big battery added to create huge hybrid

Plans that started as an up to 5 GW wind farm have morphed into a 1.35 GW hybrid heavyweight combining wind, solar and battery storage next to a major new transmission line.
Income cap for rooftop solar rebate lowered as scheme clears major new milestone

Income cap for rooftop solar rebate lowered as scheme clears major new milestone

Eligibility requirements changed for a state-based rooftop solar and electric heat pump program, to better target low-income and rental households.
Two Telstra-contracted solar farms power up in two separate states

Two Telstra-contracted solar farms power up in two separate states

Spanish energy outift commissions two solar plants in two separate states of Australia, both of which will start supplying electricity to telecoms giant, Telstra.
Home battery installations reach the 430,000 mark, but get smaller as new settings do their job

Home battery installations reach the 430,000 mark, but get smaller as new settings do their job

The number of home batteries installed through the federal rebate has now passed 430,000, as new rules start to rein in uptake and dial down average system size.
“We cannot compete:” Why global inverter giant quit Australia’s home solar market

“We cannot compete:” Why global inverter giant quit Australia’s home solar market

SMA boss Jürgen Reinert says decision to close down its Australian domestic business driven by its inability to match Chinese competitors on costs.
Solar is already creating the fastest shift in electricity generation in history – and it is still accelerating

Solar is already creating the fastest shift in electricity generation in history – and it is still accelerating

Solar is moving fast. Really fast. Batteries are moving faster. And there is no evidence in either prices or deployment that the system is about to tap the brakes.
Hotly contested electricity pricing reform “not about protecting networks,” says AEMC chair

Hotly contested electricity pricing reform “not about protecting networks,” says AEMC chair

Ahead of final recommendations next week, AEMC chair says pricing reforms “not about protecting networks from disruption” and will respect interests of consumers with solar and battery storage.