National Electricity Market Archives - Page 7 of 9 - Renew Economy

Electricity demand and emissions fall despite heat-waves
Another study points to the role of solar PV in the recent heat-waves. All peaking power plants were only required for just one hour.
Hugh Saddler

Feb 6, 2014

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Can one day make or break an energy source?
January 15, 2014 was the day renewable energy failed Australia, according to several media reports, including the Australian and the AFR.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 20, 2014

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Explainer: How does the electricity grid work?
There aren’t many points in life when we aren’t making use of electricity. But what do we mean when we talk about the electricity grid?
Glenn Platt

Nov 7, 2013

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Tasmania back to 100% renewables as NEM hits 17%
Rooftop PV shaves power consumption in eastern states as Tas hydro hits highest ever annual level; nationwide decline in gas-fired generation accelerates.
Pitt & Sherry

Nov 6, 2013

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Rooftop solar claims more coal scalps, and clips peaks of demand
Rooftop solar is now confirmed as an important driver of change in the Australian electricity market, and is contributing to remarkable fall in peak demand.
Hugh Saddler

Aug 8, 2013

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Falling electricity demand: Has it changed the game on emissions?
Energetics’ re-forecast of Australian emissions shows the impact of falling electricity consumption. But that doesn’t mean we can relax the 2020 target.
Gordon Weiss

Aug 6, 2013

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AGL says 9GW of baseload fossil fuels no longer needed
AGL Energy says that 9,000MW of fossil fuel baseload capacity needs to be removed from Australia’s electricity market, because too much has been built and the economics are being undermined by rooftop solar and other factors. The question is how this is done. AGL also accuses rival utilities of shaping their arguments against renewables to protect their own investments.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2013

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Hey utilities! Have you seen the traffic in Los Angeles lately?
What if distributed electricity generation reduced congestion by addressing its root cause? Five ways power grids can learn from LA urban planning.
Peter Bronski

Jul 12, 2013

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How clean are our energy policies?
The drop in NEM emissions over the past year has been staggering. How much is attributable to the carbon tax and other clean energy policies?
Mike Sandiford

Jul 10, 2013

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Renewables rise to 15% in Australia as demand and emissions fall
A complex combination of the LRET, reduced demand, and the carbon price continue to drive down Australian electricity generation emissions.
Hugh Saddler

Jul 9, 2013

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Coal down, renewables up as NEM consumption falls again
Electricity consumption has continued the decline which started in 2009, falling by 2.5% for the first six months of 2013. Here’s why.
Ric Brazzale

Jul 3, 2013

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Note to electricity generators: Maybe it’s time to sell
As with phones, electricity customers are increasingly willing and able to switch to a reliable service ‘without the wire.’ Has anyone told the networks?
Peter Fries

Jun 25, 2013

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