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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
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A cautionary tale from California, as utilities face a perfect climate and renewables storm
As Australian swelters through another record-breaking heatwave, a cautionary tale unfolds in the state of California, where major utility PG&E faces bankruptcy, as the poster child for climate-change dangers.
The more renewables – and particularly solar – capacity comes on-line, the lower the profitability for baseload generators. Just ask California.
New law commits state of California to 100 per cent carbon-free power by 2045.
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California – a world beater at big grid electricity decarbonisation
How is it that California can decarbonise its electricity grid so much more efficiently and cheaply than in Australia? Why is California’s wholesale electricity price only about half that...
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California moves one step closer to 100 per cent renewables by 2045
California one step away from becoming the second state in the US - after Hawaii - to mandate a 100 per cent renewable energy target.
California's greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to 1990 levels, well ahead of the state's 2020 target date.
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California mandates solar PV on all new residential buildings
California Energy Commission has, as predicted, mandated rooftop solar PV installations on all new residential buildings from 2020.
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California set to mandate rooftop solar on all new homes
California Energy Commission looking likely to approve move to rooftop solar compulsory on all new homes, condos, and apartments from 2020.
California notches new solar records for peak production and supply, boosted by a couple of mild and sunny early Spring days.
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Ramping and duck curves
Grid reliability and flexibility in the NEM would be much of an issue for the next few years except for the fact that the coal generation fleet is getting...
