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WA takes lead and tells utility to close down fossil fuel generation
WA energy minister instructs utility to close down 380MW of excess fossil fuel capacity, and hails the role of rooftop solar and battery storage in being able to reform a market weighed down by massive fossil fuel subsidies.
Giles Parkinson
Apr 8, 2016
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Electricity utilities being “Uber’d” by battery storage, energy minister says
WA energy minister Mike Nahan says the electricity industry is being “Uber’d” by battery storage, which will fundamentally change the nature of the system.
Giles Parkinson
Nov 17, 2015
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Synergy tenders for renewable energy projects and certificates
WA energy retailer Synergy tenders for 500,000 renewable energy certificates – equivalent of about 150MW of capacity – as it seeks to make up shortfall.
Giles Parkinson
Nov 9, 2015
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WA’s battery storage “ban”: Regulator says don’t blame us
WA regulator says it’s not at fault for so-called battery storage and EV ban in local households, and there is nothing preventing state-owned utilities from approving them.
Giles Parkinson
Oct 30, 2015
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Nahan says W.A. battery storage ban to be removed within month
WA energy minister says rule banning homes with battery storage from exporting to grid to be rescinded, and Synergy to make battery storage offerings soon.
Giles Parkinson
Oct 22, 2015
5
Why Far Right should embrace solar + storage energy revolution
Malcolm Turnbull hints that he wants an energy revolution, but he might not get one unless the hard right rump in the Coalition get on board. The conservatives should look to West Australia, where one of their own has embraced renewables as a solution to the spiralling costs of fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson
Sep 24, 2015
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Nahan says ban on battery storage and EVs is “red tape gone mad”
WA energy minister Mike Nahan says “ban” on battery storage and electric vehicles is “red tape gone mad”, but predicts that energy revolution will continue.
Giles Parkinson
Sep 21, 2015
19
W.A. says solar is the future as it prepares to dump coal
West Australia energy minister says the future is in solar, noting that it is cheap, democratic, and was likely to displace the state’s ageing coal generators. And this man used to head the IPA!
Giles Parkinson
Aug 28, 2015
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WA flags higher network charges for solar households
WA flags higher fixed network charges, and possibly a special charge against solar households, as it seeks to arrest the potential death spiral of its unsustainable electricity grid. But any move is likely to backfire, particularly with storage at hand.
Giles Parkinson
Mar 18, 2015
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WA government says no to new renewable energy
WA has indicated it would prefer to subsidise wind farms and solar installations in the eastern seaboard, rather than building new ones in its own state. That is so it can protect the interests of incumbent fossil fuel interests, including those paid to build generation plant which will never be switched on.
Giles Parkinson
Oct 8, 2013
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