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Four ways demand flexibility can enable a low-carbon grid
Demand flexibility is key to cutting grid carbon intensity. And it can be done purely by influencing which supply-side resources are called upon, when.
Mark Dyson

Oct 5, 2015

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How fairer solar tariffs would clean up grid
Energy policy expert says 15-20c/kWh margin retailers and networks make on rooftop solar should be used by governments to compensate solar households and to shift grid from fossil fuels to clean energy; also highlights vital roles of ARENA, CEFC and RETs.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 5, 2015

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Could the electricity grid share, like Airbnb or Uber?
Could the electricity grid be next to go the way of a sharing economy?
Matthew Crosby

Sep 3, 2014

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Forget intermittency: NREL says wind energy can boost grid reliability
US Department of Energy’s NREL study finds wind turbines can actually improve electricity grid reliability.
Silvio Marcacci

Jan 28, 2014

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When all the air conditioners run at once
How can we take the load off the grid as it comes under enormous strain from the heatwave?
Carol Saab

Jan 17, 2014

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Renewables provide 99% new US grid capacity in October
Study shows 694 of the 699MW new electricity capacity added in US in October came from renewable sources; 5MW from oil.
Andrew Breiner

Nov 29, 2013

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Energy storage: Will it save the grid, or kill it?
The Clean Energy Council says energy storage capacity could reach 3000MW by 2030, but will this be a good thing or a bad thing for the National Electricity Market?
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 9, 2013

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