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The no-name policy with little chance of reducing power prices
The runway to strong emission reductions at an affordable price is at risk of being thrown away under the Coaliton’s new policy, which could require retailers to buy the output from its own expensive Snowy Hydro project. The energy mafia would approve.
David Leitch

Oct 18, 2017

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Replacing the Clean Energy Target with a dirty one?
The decision to walk away from a Clean Energy Target makes no sense. But small communities will forge ahead with the transition to renewable energy.
Tony Pfeiffer

Oct 18, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

UK opens first subsidy-free solar farm, complete with storage
The 10 MW Clayhill solar farm and storage facility, developed by Anesco, was officially opened by UK climate change minister Claire Perry.
Ian Clover

Sep 27, 2017

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Commentary

Australia’s coal & CSG delusion
The last few weeks have set new standards for national stupidity, as the government dances to the tune of the fossil-fuel industry, and tries to establish as many new coal,VSG, LNG and oil projects as it can before the shutters come down.
Ian Dunlop

Sep 26, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Policy uncertainty is blocking investment in low carbon assets
Australian institutional investors have a strong appetite for low carbon assets, but policy uncertainty and a lack of scalable deals are major barriers.
Emma Herd

Sep 21, 2017

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Markets

Blackouts and baseload: Debunking myths of AEMO reports and Liddell
AEMO, like Finkel, provided Turnbull with a launch pad to push for a cleaner, smarter, cheaper and more reliable grid. Instead, the Coalition pined for traditional and outdated technologies. It’s time to bust a few myths about baseload and blackouts.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 15, 2017

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Renewables

How can we overcome Australia’s renewable energy policy deadlock?
Despite federal government inertia, there is the potential for industry and community to influence the direction of energy policy. Here’s how it might be done.
Genevieve Simpson

Sep 15, 2017

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Australia energy policy turns into a farce and a public circus
Energy policy has become a complete circus as Coalition ignores the real policy decisions, and new reports identify more gaming of the energy markets, and why an ambitious clean energy target will be quickest path to a big drop in electricity bills.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 30, 2017

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Finkel’s Clean Energy Target plan ‘better than nothing’: economists poll
When the perfect is the enemy of the “roughly acceptable”: Economists back emissions policy that Alan Finkel has put on the table.
Bruce Mountain

Aug 25, 2017

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SA’s energy policy: five steps forward, two steps back
South Australia’s energy security target could increase electricity prices while providing an incentive for power companies to pump out more carbon emissions.
Nicky Ison

Aug 7, 2017

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Commentary

Battery storage just part of smart demand response to grid problems
It is amazing how much is happening, even in Australia. There may yet be hope for Australia to become a low-carbon, successful 21st century economy!
Alan Pears

Jul 11, 2017

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How the far Right have hijacked Australia’s energy policy
Last week’s speech by NSW energy minister Don Harwin was exactly the sort of thing Malcolm Turnbull used to say about climate and energy policies, before he became master of all he surveyed – apart from his own climate and energy policies.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 5, 2017

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