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Smart Energy

AER updates RIT-T guidelines to look beyond poles and wires for network upgrades
AER announced changes to RIT-T making it more robust, efficient and timely, and more aligned wth AEMO’s Integrated System Plan and keeping customer power costs down.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 14, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Is the Australian Energy Council in a parallel universe on network regulation?
The Australian Energy Council, which represents electricity generators and retailers, seems to be in a state of blissful ignorance on how Australian networks are actually regulated.
Simon Orme

Nov 13, 2018

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Do consumers want to pay reliability premium in era of rooftop solar and storage?
What is the cost, or value, of power outages? It may come down to whether you like cooking or not. The energy regulator is trying to find out. Seriously.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 19, 2018

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Markets

NEG high level design document at a glance
Highlights from the high level NEG document distributed to COAG energy ministers ahead of next Friday’s meeting.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2018

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Storage

Regulator cites Loy Yang B coal unit failure for price surge in January
Coal plant trip and low wind conditions provide perfect opportunity for gas generators to send prices sky-rocketing in January, but at least Tesla big battery kept them honest in FCAS markets.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2018

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Coal

Energy regulator smashes illusion of “cheap” coal power in NSW
AER report absolves big generators of predatory bidding during demand peaks, but they hardly need to: The cost of “baseload” coal supply in NSW has jumped so high that there is no such thing as “cheap” coal generation.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 6, 2017

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Smart Energy

ESB chair says demand response could kill need for new power plants
Chair of newly formed Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, says that by harnessing demand management in Australia, “we can all stop worrying about building new plants of any description.”
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

Regulator blames AEMO errors for South Australia blackout
Australian Energy Regulator report links market operator’s flawed forecasting methods with blackouts, high prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 28, 2017

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Markets

The NEM is a mess – so who will clean it up?
The biggest problem facing Australia’s National Electricity Market is that it has no management team. But someone has to accept responsibility for the mess.
David Leitch

Mar 10, 2017

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Markets

AER details extraordinary price gouging by gas generators in SA
Regulator says re-bidding by major gas players caused major South Australia power price spikes in August and September.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 30, 2016

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Markets

Retailers score major win in battle for behind-the-meter market
AER Ring-fencing Guideline delivers retailers victory in battle over access to Australia’s solar and battery storage market, effectively ruling networks out of the game.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 30, 2016

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Solar

Push to hit solar homes with added fees rejected again by regulator
SA Power Networks proposal to charge rooftop solar customers up to $100 a year more for grid access has again been rejected by the Australian Energy Regulator.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2016

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