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Planning rules changed to stop long distance agitators hijacking wind, solar and battery approvals

Planning rules have been changed to stop long distance and often repeat agitators hijacking wind, solar and battery approvals.
Renewables

The NEM’s first solar battery hybrid is sending power to the grid at 10pm, and helping reshape the energy game

It’s the middle of winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s 10 pm, and the first solar-battery hybrid built in Australia’s NEM is sending power back to grid.
Bowen launches new wind and solar tender in state happy to write contracts to help replace coal

Bowen launches new wind and solar tender in state happy to write contracts to help replace coal

New CIS tender launched for another 1.8 gigawatts of new wind and solar, but in a state where the government utility is happy to write contracts to help replace coal.

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Planning rules changed to stop long distance agitators hijacking wind, solar and battery approvals

Planning rules changed to stop long distance agitators hijacking wind, solar and battery approvals

Planning rules have been changed to stop long distance and often repeat agitators hijacking wind, solar and battery approvals.
The NEM’s first solar battery hybrid is sending power to the grid at 10pm, and helping reshape the energy game

The NEM’s first solar battery hybrid is sending power to the grid at 10pm, and helping reshape the energy game

It’s the middle of winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s 10 pm, and the first solar-battery hybrid built in Australia’s NEM is sending power back to grid.
Bowen launches new wind and solar tender in state happy to write contracts to help replace coal

Bowen launches new wind and solar tender in state happy to write contracts to help replace coal

New CIS tender launched for another 1.8 gigawatts of new wind and solar, but in a state where the government utility is happy to write contracts to help replace coal.
New renewables and batteries improve grid reliability outlook, but more needs to get built on time, AEMO says

New renewables and batteries improve grid reliability outlook, but more needs to get built on time, AEMO says

Immediate threat to the reliability of Australia’s main grid has been pushed back into the next decade, provided there is the “timely delivery” of new renewables and storage.
Tesla reportedly discontinues solar roof tiles, and will now focus only on conventional PV modules

Tesla reportedly discontinues solar roof tiles, and will now focus only on conventional PV modules

Tesla reportedly discontinues its Solar Roof plans, including its much vaunted solar-tile product, with sources suggesting the product was not financially viable.
Why Solar Sharer has become the solar shocker, with the costliest of retail offers

Why Solar Sharer has become the solar shocker, with the costliest of retail offers

It could have been a very smart, exciting and world-first energy policy initiative. But now we can see the results, it’s clear that Solar Sharer has gone terribly wrong.
“Like a fire drill for the grid”: Rooftop solar systems to be switched off to test backstop system

“Like a fire drill for the grid”: Rooftop solar systems to be switched off to test backstop system

Shutting off rooftop solar is considered a blunt instrument, but a necessary option as household PV increasingly dominates the daytime energy mix.
Sod turned at first Hunter REZ project – a solar farm and battery at site of former coal mine

Sod turned at first Hunter REZ project – a solar farm and battery at site of former coal mine

Sod turned at first major solar and battery project to connect to new REZ, at site of former coal mine, as Swedish developer adds another project to its portfolio.