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Today Tonight’s misleading report on renewables in South Australia
Seven’s Today Tonight report into renewable energy included some shocking errors, and it didn’t mention that one of its quoted critics is actually a big supporter of solar energy.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2016

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South Australia’s electricity price woes are more due to gas than wind
South Australia’s wind farms have been blamed for price spikes, but without them the volatility would be even worse.
Hugh Saddler

Jul 26, 2016

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Renewables

Coalition “fed” dodgy numbers on wind energy to Murdoch media
South Australia’s conservative opposition said to be source of dodgy numbers behind The Australian’s erroneous front page story on wind energy in the state.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2016

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Markets

Failed energy regulation means we will pay more
Energy regulation is broken, and consumers will be paying more for electricity and gas in years to come.
Gerard Brody

Jul 12, 2016

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Renewables

Electricity bills are soaring, and that must be good for solar
I had been lead to believe that prices were going to be flat or at worst increasing only slightly, so what on earth is going on?
Nigel Morris

Jul 8, 2016

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Renewables

The cost issue this election ignored: the doubling of electricity prices
Wholesale electricity prices have doubled since the last federal poll, but they don’t seem to be an election issue. Why would that be?
Mike Sandiford

Jun 24, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

The huge energy cross-subsidy Queensland consumers don’t see
Qld govt pays $560m+ a year to subsidise regional energy consumers. Might be smarter and cheaper to build renewable microgrids.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 21, 2016

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Markets

Know your NEM: Spot electricity prices at absurdly high levels
Spot prices in the National Electricity Market have risen to absurd levels in past week, but discount offerings to consumers has also increased.
David Leitch

Jun 6, 2016

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AER downgrades Victorian network allowance by $2.3bn
Victorian electricity networks to have revenue allowances downgraded by more than $2.3bn in 2017 – a cut that could reduce household electricity bills by up to $120 out to 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

May 26, 2016

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No carrot, no stick: Why Australian renewable projects are stalled
UBS says major gen-tailers have no great incentive to invest in renewables. If they don’t, they suffer no penalty. If they do, they risk cutting earnings from their fossil fuel assets. And there is no long term policy signal.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 8, 2016

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Queensland’s stealth electricity tax just keeps on giving
Queensland has reported a $1.2bn dividend from state-owned electricity distributors Energex and Ergon. Is this tax by stealth?
Rob Campbell

Oct 5, 2015

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A crash in gas use is more likely than the forecast ‘shortage’
Rising gas prices, driven by the development of Queensland’s exports, could end up driving domestic customers away.
Mike Sandiford and Tim Forcey

Jan 28, 2015

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