National Electricity Market Archives - Page 2 of 9 - Renew Economy

“Urgent and extensive:” AEMO updates must-do list as grid charges to 100% renewables
AEMO sets out a “must-do” list to fill in knowledge gaps of how to manage a grid heading for “uncharted operating conditions.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 9, 2021

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Solar

Rooftop solar PV smashes generation record on main grid
Rooftop solar sets new record output on Australia’s electricity grid, easily beating the previous record as household installations continue to surge.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2021

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Coal

The post 2025 energy market must plan for a grid without coal
The Energy Security Board is devising ways to keep the grid operating along the rocky road of the renewables transition. But is it looking far enough ahead?
Tim Finnigan

Mar 22, 2021

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Renewables shine over Australian summer, as gas share slumps to new lows
Renewables supplied six times more power than gas generators over the most recent Australian summer, the Climate Council reports.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 16, 2021

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Australian renewables hit new high of 52.9 per cent
Yet another renewables record falls, reaching nearly 53% of main grid as energy minister rolls out 15-month old data to support his “gas is great’ argument.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 2, 2020

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Markets

Cheap electricity is back, and the next casualty will be a coal fired generator
The recent decline in electricity prices is astonishing. And with 6GW-plus wind and solar about to enter the grid, the next big casualty will be a coal generator.
David Leitch

May 14, 2020

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Renewables

Recipe for cheaper electricity? Try 90 per cent renewables by 2040
Energy minister Angus Taylor said “too much” wind and solar would push up prices. Experience, and new modelling, shows the opposite is true.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 29, 2020

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Renewables keep crunching Australia’s electricity emissions – no thanks to federal policy
Latest National Energy Emissions Audits show large-scale renewables generation – increasingly big solar – still driving steady fall in electricity sector emissions, while a thriving rooftop PV market cancels out any increase in grid power consumption. But will the dearth of federal policy take a toll?
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 9, 2020

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Markets

Coalition energy policy void could reverse wind and solar price gains
Slump in renewables investment could cut short electricity price declines – and potentially send them back in the opposite direction – under current federal policy settings.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2020

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Markets

Schott says “two-sided” market turning energy sector on its head
ESB chair Kerry Schott says two-sided market – driven by demand response and distributed solar and storage – will require complete reform of NEM.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 26, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables supply 30% of NEM demand over entire week for first time
Renewables reach 30 per cent of demand on Australia’s main grid for whole week for the first time.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2019

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Markets

Know your NEM: Coal down, wind and solar through the roof
Share of wind and solar jumps to 18.7%, while share of coal falls an incredible 8% over 12 months.
David Leitch

Nov 5, 2019

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