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Policy & Planning

Ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, to “take control” of capacity work
Energy ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, and have “taken control” of the capacity mechanism work previously managed by ESB.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2022

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Coal

AEMO spent $130m on emergency reserves to keep lights on in coal dependent states
AEMO reveals that $130 million was spent in the last year on emergency reserves to ensure the lights didn’t go out in the country’s two most coal dependent states.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 11, 2022

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Markets

CCA makes case for international carbon trading, but Greens suspect accounting tricks
Climate Change Authority report recommends Australian companies be supported to buy international carbon credits. But Greens fear more “accounting tricks.”
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2022

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AEMO market crisis report highlights big constraints on Snowy 2.0 storage
The real operational storage capacity of Snowy 2.0 may be as little as half that advertised, due to constraints on water flows highlighted in latest AEMO report.
Ted Woodley & Bruce Mountain

Aug 10, 2022

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Graphite storage technology gets ARENA funding for heat and power applications
University of Newcastle spin-off promoting graphite blocks as an easy way to store energy for heat and power gains funding from ARENA for a pilot plant.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 10, 2022

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CEFC commits $200m to help small business take up solar, efficiency and EVs
CEFC pledges another $200 million to provide discounted loans to ANZ customers for solar panels, recycling, energy efficiency and electric vehicles.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 8, 2022

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Coal

Too slow, too coal: ESB capacity market proposal slammed by nearly everyone
“Makes little sense:” Even the coal generators are unhappy with ESB capacity market proposal.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2022

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Featured

Ministers to put environment back into energy market rules in landmark move for renewables
Update: Energy ministers are poised to put environment back into the national electricity market objective, removing a massive roadblock that has stymied the switch to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2022

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Big spinning machines remove constraints on wind and solar
Constraints on wind and solar are at the lowest level in more than three years.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2022

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Policy & Planning

CSIRO reminds our leaders that it’s the climate science that counts
If Australia legislates its climate targets and then misses them, what happens? The CSIRO “future world” report reminds us the outlook is grim.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2022

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Renewables

Race on to build renewable “superhighway” as network makes case for VNI West
Transgrid and AEMO make case for VNI West as best option for linking north-west Victoria and south-east NSW, promise nearly $700m in net benefits.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2022

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Batteries and pumps revel in market volatility; the price cap not so much
For the first time, big batteries made more money out of energy arbitrage than they did out of frequency control markets.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2022

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