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Journey to zero emissions electricity: BAU could deliver more than NEG
First of three-part series examining the evolution of Australia’s electricity system to 2050, and the role of policy-makers along the way.
Gordon Weiss

Mar 16, 2018

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Featured

Biggest joke about NEG? It addresses just minutes of outages
Updated: Much-hyped National Energy Guarantee will address problems that cause just a minute or two of outages a year, and is “pointless” on emissions. Coalition urged instead to aim for 70% renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 8, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Corbell slams NEG as “neither ambitious, nor transparent”
Architect of Australia’s most successful renewables policies says proposed National Energy Guarantee lacks ambition, transparency, and won’t hit climate targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 7, 2018

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Markets

Gold-plating energy markets? Even incumbents not comfortable with NEG
Industry warns NEG too complex, likely to boost prices, cut competition. If it won’t reduce emissions either, what exactly is the point?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 26, 2018

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Commentary

Will the NEG make the energy transition easier or harder?
The ESB needs to go back to the drawing board and have another go at its National Energy Guarantee. They doesn’t understand what a bad solution they have proposed.
David Leitch

Feb 22, 2018

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Markets

Coalition seeks to lock in weak emission targets under NEG
Coalition gives no indication of changing emissions targets, but wants five years’ notice, and may use offsets. ESB flags potential use of auctions for reliability mechanism and greater use of demand response. It might not even be needed.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2018

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Markets

Tasmania wants to quit “broken” NEM as major parties agree it needs reform
Tasmania’s Liberal government flags plan to quit NEM, as bipartisan Parliamentary report concludes electricity market is broken, needs rebuilding.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2018

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Markets

Is there anything good to say about NEG? New report says no
New report says Turnbull government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee would fail in all of its stated goals, particularly that of boosting energy system security. On this, it says the approach proposed in the NEG “has no precedent in any power system anywhere, ever.”
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 2, 2018

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Markets

First thoughts: Snowy 2.0 will lift emissions without more renewables
Snowy 2.0 only makes sense if Australia has a much higher share of renewables than contemplated under the NEG.
David Leitch

Dec 21, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
There are four key steps to ensure that climate policy remains a recipe for business as usual, and the Australian government has followed them to the letter.
Rebecca Pearse

Dec 20, 2017

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Storage

Why coal and gas plants should pay solar and storage for back-up
New report says coal plants vulnerable to failure in summer heatwaves should contract with solar and storage to provide “heat-safe” back-up. Meanwhile, Frydenberg launches Menzies report full of economic and ideological claptrap about renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 1, 2017

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Commentary

Climate and energy – appeasement does not work
The current chaos around climate and energy policy brings to mind George Santayana’s caution that: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That is exactly what we are witnessing.
Ian Dunlop

Nov 28, 2017

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