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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
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Big power players will be able to dance around ACCC proposals
Don't get too excited about the ACCC proposals on energy prices – the big players will be able to dance around them, precisely because of the huge power and...
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NEG would drive electricity prices up, not down, says report
Report says NEG would fail in most basic and important function: reduction of Australia's wholesale electricity prices. Rather, it would drive them up after 2020.
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Market Insight residential electricity price series
New data shows that energy consumers are paying more than they think in their bills, and more than what the regulator admits.
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Powershop, Diamond lead “new breed” of people-focused power retailers
Upstart electricity retailers Powershop and Diamond Energy again win 5-star rankings in independent Green Energy Guide. AGL, meanwhile, earned itself an elephant stamp.
More than one-third of SA wholesale electricity costs over summer came from price spikes in less than 1% of the time. They pushed overall costs up by 50%.
The myth that SA renewables are responsible for their high electricity prices keeps on keeping on. So here's another reason why it should be debunked.
Everyone hates the fixed charges on their electricity bills, so why do they keep going up? Is it because retailers take us for mugs?
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Frydenberg, IPA trolling renewables on ABC’s Q&A – again
The Coalition and IPA tag-team were at it again against renewables on Q&A. It's disappointing enough that the country's federal energy minister should have such a blind spot on...
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Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost
Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.
German household power bills are badly exaggerated, and the Energiewende is not causing energy poverty.
