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Commentary

Price peaks have an outsize impact on generation costs. Maybe it’s time for reserve batteries
Nearly one third of the annual cost of generation comes from around 40 to 90 hours a year when the spot price is over $1000/MWh. Reserve batteries may solve this.
David Leitch

Jul 28, 2025

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Solar

Rooftop solar PV smashes generation record on main grid
Rooftop solar sets new record output on Australia’s electricity grid, easily beating the previous record as household installations continue to surge.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2021

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Coal

Morgan Stanley says 47GW of US coal capacity could be uneconomic by 2024
New Morgan Stanley report claims nearly 50GW of US coal-fired power capacity will be unable to compete against renewables by 2024.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 24, 2020

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AEMC told to go back and consult on Cogati, but MLFs still a battle zone
Australian energy market rule maker told to go back and consult with stakeholders over its COGATI process.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2019

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Markets

Know your NEM: Coal down, wind and solar through the roof
Share of wind and solar jumps to 18.7%, while share of coal falls an incredible 8% over 12 months.
David Leitch

Nov 5, 2019

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Synergy blames solar for huge loss, but embraces renewable future
WA’s state owned gentailer Synergy has named the booming rooftop solar market as a key factor behind a huge loss and asset write down.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 27, 2019

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Renewables

2018: The year fossil fuels began their inexorable decline
Renewable energy broke through the 20% market share threshold in 2018, for the first time since the 1970s. Meanwhile, coal and gas generation continued to fall.
Tristan Edis

Feb 7, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Wind, solar eat further into coal supply on NEM, as Coalition pushes for more coal supply on NEM
Canavan says Australia’s “fragile electricity system” needs more “reliable” “baseload” power. TAI report shows booming renewables displacing black coal generation for first time ever, and rooftop solar pulling weight in summer heat.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 21, 2019

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National Electricity Market year in review: Changing energy mix
Second installment of National Electricity Market (NEM) Year in Review looks at how the energy mix evolved in 2018 – the year of large-scale solar.
Marija Petkovic

Jan 21, 2019

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Coal

Coalition scuppers Greens, Labor efforts to block new coal
Greens-led, Labor-backed effort to block Coalition from underwriting coal-fired generation in Australia narrowly defeated in Parliament.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2018

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Coalition fast-tracks proposal for new “firm” generation, open to coal plant extensions
Coalition fast-tracks tender for new “firm capacity” – the proposal looks rushed and designed to encourage life extensions for existing coal fired generators.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2018

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Coal

No, minister Canavan, coal will not be king for 20 more years
Despite the Coalition cheer-leading, data from AEMO and the Chief Economist shows quite graphically that thermal coal is in structural decline – in Australia and globally.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jul 23, 2018

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