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Why 80% of regional energy customers are happy to leave the grid
A Western Power survey has shown that an overwhelming majority its regional electricity customers were open to quitting the grid.
Giles Parkinson

May 20, 2016

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Battery storage: Close to parity under certain tariffs
Energy consultancy says household battery storage in Australia could be an “economically rational” investment soon under certain tariffs. And if storage costs fall as predicted, up to 2.8 million households may install battery storage, creating a $20 billion market.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2016

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Australia’s energy system is outdated and a shambles. It needs a reboot
Our electricity market is a shambles. Here are some ways that an old and outdated system can be made better.
Miriam Lyons

Apr 19, 2016

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Wind energy not to blame for South Australia power outage
Market Operator investigation shows SA power outage caused by faulty line signals and the actions of gas generators, not renewables. Meanwhile, regulator slaps the market operator and fossil fuel generators over soaring grid stability costs.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2016

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Wind power in South Australia makes people forget about causation
Price surges are being blamed on wind energy. Cherry-picked numbers that serve to confirm a belief that already exists is something you’re going to see a lot of this year.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 12, 2016

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German power provider to use electric cars to stabilise the grid
German green power provider Lichtblick has announced plans to incentivize the charging of electric vehicles at times of low power demand.
Craig Morris

Feb 12, 2016

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Restoring the grid after a blackout — using batteries
Europe’s first commercial battery park, will be upgraded to become the first battery storage system in the country capable of restoring the local grid.
Rob Compton

Feb 4, 2016

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Garnaut – time to write down value of power grids
Listed companies are being forced to write down value of fossil fuel assets in face of falling prices and cheaper renewables. Ross Garnaut argues that grid owners should do the same, given progress of solar PV and battery storage and the shift from centralised generation.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2016

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Why you are not selfish if you disconnect from the grid
Most people will stay on the grid if it is priced properly. Saying households should not pursue cheaper options is like asking them to forego emails for letters, camera film for digital photos, and mobiles for landlines. Technology marches on. And the networks will have no one to blame but themselves.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 21, 2016

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Europe is ready for the winter – except Poland
The Poles have limited power imports from Germany in order to reduce “loop flows” through the country. Now, grid experts warn they may no longer have generation and power import capacity to meet demand.
Craig Morris

Dec 17, 2015

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Why energy utilities are desperate to slug households with higher fixed charges
Energy utilities have admitted that they built too much infrastructure based on wrong demand forecasts. But they don’t want to pick up the bill, they want consumers to pay. And their biggest target is solar households.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 16, 2015

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Campaign launched to fight WA ‘solar tax’
The Australian Solar Council has launched a campaign to fight the WA monopoly utility’s proposal of a doubling of connection fees for solar customers.
Jonathan Gifford

Dec 7, 2015

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