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Rooftop solar switched off for third day, but Thursday looms as crunch in South Australia
Updated: Rooftop solar to be switched off in South Australia every day until link to NEM re-established, with some crunch days looming at the end of the week.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2022

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Smart Energy

There’s a smarter way of solving the problem of dumb, legacy solar inverters
High voltages cost Australian consumers close to $2 billion a year in excess consumption, reduced solar output and long-term damage to electrical equipment.
Richard McIndoe

Nov 15, 2022

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Coal

NSW swamped by wind, solar and storage bids in first big tender to replace coal
First tender for wind, solar and storage projects in NSW swamped by six times the capacity sought, including battery projects bidding for long duration storage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 14, 2022

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Rooftop solar switched off in South Australia, as state isolated after storm damage to network
Updated: Massive amounts of rooftop solar PV – and large scale renewables – switched off in South Australia after state cut off from rest of grid after storm damage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 13, 2022

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Solar

Here comes the sun tax for rooftop PV – and it’s not alright
Network operators have provided very little evidence to substantiate the need for the sun tax – the export tariff for rooftop PV.
Mark Byrne

Nov 13, 2022

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Renewable hopes buoyed as hybrid models considered for grid access and congestion
ESB puts forward two new hybrid models to try and solve grid access issues, to the relief of renewable energy developers.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 11, 2022

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Battery

Neoen finds another game changing use and a new frontier for a very big battery
Neoen’s Blythe battery marks the latest in a series of ground-breaking projects pushing the boundaries of the technology and challenging how we think about the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 11, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

Will the mass uptake of EVs blow up the power grid?
Report says sensible – and smart – policies will support the huge new load on the power system as Australia transitions to battery-electric cars.
Amalyah Hart

Nov 11, 2022

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Coal

Tens of billions are ready for Australia’s renewable revolution: Can regulators and rule makers keep up?
The actions of Brookfield, Andrew Forrest, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar show that shortage of capital is not a problem.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 10, 2022

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Featured

Brookfield leads $18.4bn bid for Origin, plans to spend another $20bn on renewable transition
Brookfield, the one time bid partner with Mike Cannon-Brookes for AGL, is now leading a consortium making an $18.4 billion offer for Origin Energy.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 10, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Some power stations still believe they will be burning coal and polluting in 2050
For all the talk of climate catastrophe and state government targets, some coal companies still think they are going to be burning coal for power in 2050.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2022

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Featured

Solar nears 60pct of grid generation for first time, taking biggest bite yet out of coal’s lunch
Rooftop PV and large scale solar producer nearly 60 per cent of generation for first time, sending grid demand to record low and eating further into coal’s lunch.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2022

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