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Chart of the Day: How renewables have helped slash emissions on Australia’s main grid
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Chart of the Day: How renewables have helped slash emissions on Australia’s main grid
Australia’s grid emissions have fallen sharply over the last decade, and the last five years. The biggest falls are in those states that have gone fastest on renewables.
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An electric farm, an electric harvest …. electric everything
Farms need to be electric – because, once this kit is scaled appropriately, on-farm costs will be so much lower.Seize the day: Time to let solar “daylight saving” in batteries reduce our costs in Australia
Well-designed reforms are needed to accelerate the shift away from the exposure to oil and gas. If we get the settings right, future price shocks will be the exception, not the rule.
A fair energy system is worth fighting for, but without playing the solar and battery blame game
Claims that solar and battery households are “not paying their way” on the grid – and shifting costs to the have-nots – overstates the problem and misidentifies its cause.
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Governments urged to share costs of gas network death spiral, as rule maker lays down the law
Calls for governments to get their plans – and subsidies – in order, as the AEMC sets out the final rules for managing the gas network death spiral.
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