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Wind farms could be “core providers” of grid stability, says AEMO
Australia’s wind farms could soon become “core providers” of crucial grid stability services, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 23, 2017

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Featured

Fossil fuel generators may be threat to grid security
Concerns raised again that the NEM’s coal and gas generators can no longer deliver the grid security services expected of them.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 22, 2017

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Markets

Gas generators hold South Australia consumers to ransom, again
Market rules again under focus as SA generators push up prices, and regulator report documents another incidence when gas plant “failures” and rebidding pushed prices to stratospheric levels.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 22, 2017

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Markets

South Australia covers its arse and its FCAS in new energy plan
A look at four major policy initiatives from South Australia’s bold new energy plan.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2017

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Markets

Wind, solar to fill grid services as incumbents cash in while they can
Wind farms and new solar parks in Australia are expected to take an increasingly prominent role in providing grid stability services. But not before the fossil fuel incumbents make the most of FCAS costs that have risen five-fold since 2014 – for no apparent reason.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 3, 2017

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Storage

CEFC plans to repeat solar success in battery storage
Jillian Broadbent says backing large-scale energy storage a key focus for CEFC in 2017 in a high renewable grid. No mention of clean coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2017

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Australian wind farms to compete with gas to provide grid stability
Wind farms to show they can provide same system services – inertia and frequency – as coal and gas plants in major new trial in South Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2017

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Fossil fuel generators demand king’s ransom for energy security
Energy prices are soaring again in South Australia, but the clean energy industry is blaming the market operator for poor choices and bad planning, and allowing a few generators to virtually set their own price for frequency services.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 12, 2016

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