AEMO Archives - RenewEconomy

Solar

Solar industry irate as Victorians to bear cost of technology to switch off rooftop PV
Industry insiders are angry that Victorians will have to pay networks’ costs of complying with the new solar switch off mechanism.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 26, 2024

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Transmission

Competition the key to unlock transmission: Report urges fresh approach to critical grid upgrades
Report says opening up tenders and changing how new lines are paid for would radically alter delivery timelines for the transmission upgrades Australia so urgently needs.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 9, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention
Rooftop solar, home batteries and other consumer energy resources have been listed alongside large-scale renewables and storage as critical to reliable supply – but work needs to be done to coordinate them.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 30, 2024

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Policy & Planning

New solar, wind and battery boosts reliability outlook, but AEMO says no room for more delay
AEMO says the electricity outlook has improved since 2023, but further delays to projects or dampeners on investment mean “reliability will deteriorate.”
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 29, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Households lose up to an hour of solar power as network tests rooftop PV switch-off
Testing, testing… South Australian households were given little warning as SAPN conducted tests of its rooftop solar curtailment mechanism on Thursday.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 22, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap
AEMO updates roadmap to solve engineering challenges to allow it the grid to run for periods on renewables only, with no burning of fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 16, 2024

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Policy & Planning

New rules will allow consumer energy to compete with coal and gas, make solar visible and power cheaper
Virtual power plants, community batteries and flexible industrial loads could soon compete directly with coal and gas plants and big batteries, as part of proposed rule change that promises to slash energy costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2024

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Battery

Edify trucks in 100 Tesla Megapacks for final leg of landmark battery project
One hundred Tesla Megapacks trucked in for installation at landmark battery project in north-west Victoria.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 24, 2024

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Renewables

Electricity prices soar thanks to costly gas, coal outages and market manipulation
Surge in wholesale electricity prices in June quarter highlights the problem of digging in with ageing coal plants and fossil gas generation.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2024

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New wind and solar remain stalled at the gate, but battery starts are charging to new records
Wind and solar remain stalled at the gate, with no new registrations in June, but the backlog of prospective projects is growing rapidly – many fishing for a deal with the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2024

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