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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.
Coal is AGL Energy's inconvenient, but mightily profitable, asset. Just don't expect it to get mentioned in its corporate description.
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AGL says still not enough policy certainty for large-scale renewables
Investment in large-scale renewables face more months of stagnation after AGL says there is still not enough policy certainty to push investment, thanks to Coalition and Labor split on...
AGL Energy is offering battery storage systems at a steep discount to even wholesale prices. But there may be method to their madness, locking in customers for the long...
AGL Energy says its first battery storage offering for consumers will be available in Queensland next month, but it won’t be the Tesla Powerwall, which it judges to be...
The last module on Australia's first 100MW solar plant has been installed. But the completion of the Nyngan solar plant highlights the huge missed opportunity for big solar in...
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Big utilities charge into distributed energy, one step at a time
Australia's biggest two utilities have decided they want to own the rooftop solar on homes and business, and maybe the storage and EVs too. RE interviews the executives behind...
Australia’s largest utilities are being accused of holding the renewable energy industry to ransom, by suggesting they will not sign contracts for new large-scale renewables projects unless paid to...
The first solar PV plant of more than 100MW to be built in Australia is expected to begin generating electricity next month.
AGL says battery storage already an "interesting" proposition for energy consumers, predicts massive change in energy markets.
Operator of one of Australia's biggest networks says solar, battery storage and micro grids means the business models of centralised generators and retailers will be made redundant. In other...
