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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
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AEMO says gas plants may be “stranded” by falling renewables, storage prices
AEMO report cites future of gas-powered electricity generation as “greatest variable” in fortunes of Australian gas industry.
AEMO report into blackout suggests fall in wind output, caused by an easily fixed "self protect" mechanism, was main cause of blackout. But wind industry says catastrophic fall in...
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Making sense of the AEMO report on SA blackout
What might reasonably be made of the AEMO report, at this stage, in understanding what happened?
Preliminary report into SA blackout appears designed to help the Coalition to beat state ministers around the head about renewables. But the AEMO report fails to answer key question,...
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Fossil fuel generators find a new way to exploit the market
Regulator report into SA high price event shows generators have a new way to exploit their market power, underling the case for rule changes.
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Corbell slams AEMO’s “conservative” view on battery storage
ACT Energy Minister says AEMO's conservative estimates on battery storage value highlights institutional barriers to low-carbon shift.
It’s hard to overstate the bizarre nature of the gas market in Australia.
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Fossil fuel generators demand king’s ransom for energy security
Energy prices are soaring again in South Australia, but the clean energy industry is blaming the market operator for poor choices and bad planning, and allowing a few generators...
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Failed gas unit caused biggest spike in electricity price, regulator says
Biggest spike in electricity prices in South Australia in last week of June caused by failure of gas generation unit, regulator says.
The managing director and chief executive of the Australian Energy Market Operator, Matt Zema, died suddenly on Saturday, the organisation said in a statement.
