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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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Feral o’clock: Why time of use tariffs don’t change family energy use
Research with parents reveals that many household routines are unlikely to shift in response to cost-reflective tariffs such as time of use (TOU).
The Conversation

Jan 21, 2015

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Slash Australians’ power bills by beheading a duck at night
Solar has slashed demand for electricity during the day, but left evening peak power demand largely unchanged. That’s why we now need to behead a duck.
Alan Pears

Jun 23, 2014

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Graphs of the Day: AEMC sees electricity prices stabilising
New AEMC data show the electricity prices will moderate in most state (except Queensland) and highlights the huge swing in demand.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2013

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Retail electricity prices: It’s time to unbundle the package
With increasingly high penetrations of distributed and renewable resources, volumetric, bundled electricity prices are fast becoming inadequate.
Lena Hansen

Jun 14, 2013

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