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This northern NSW town could be first to decide to quit the grid
Tyalgum is considering a proposal to go 100% renewable and to possibly quit the grid altogether, in what would be the first such move by a township in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 6, 2015

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Head of UK’s National Grid says “idea of large power stations for baseload is outdated”
Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of large coal-fired or nuclear power stations to be used for baseload power is “outdated”.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2015

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Renewable-heavy German, Denmark grids most reliable in Europe
New data from Germany’s Network Agency show amount of grid down-time at record low. Grid reliability in other renewable-heavy countries has also improved.
Craig Morris

Aug 25, 2015

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City of Sydney, property groups push regulator to allow shared energy
City of Sydney, Property Council call on AEMC to change rules governing electricity supply to incentivise shared, local distributed energy generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 17, 2015

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Abbott’s energy plan will encourage consumers to quit the grid
Energy White Paper dammed by Professor Ross Garnaut for promoting coal at expense of solar, and shaping tariffs in a way that will simply encourage consumers to quit the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 15, 2015

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Off-grid solar power vs grid-connected solar power in 21st century
The future in which power company customers transitioning to solar can choose to either maintain grid connection or cost-effectively generate off-grid has arrived. The implications are only just beginning to dawn.
Aisha Abdelhamid

Apr 13, 2015

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Spain got 47% of its electricity from renewables in March
Spain is getting the vast majority of its electricity from carbon-free sources, the country’s grid operator reported on Tuesday.
Emily Atkin

Apr 7, 2015

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US solar generation doubled in 2014, renewable output grew 11%
And that’s not counting rooftop solar or distributed renewables.
Jeff St John

Mar 10, 2015

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Developers to use storage to keep new housing estates off grid
South Australia, which already gets around 40 per cent of its electricity supply from wind and solar, is supporting the idea of using battery storage so new housing estates do not need to be connected to the grid. Ultimately, this will save everyone money.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2015

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Google

What is Google plotting for the smart grid?
Google is developing secret power grid plan based around energy software and hardware, and led by clean-tech guru Arun Majumdar.
Jeff St John

Jun 13, 2014

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