NEM
Coal Markets News & Commentary Renewables Rooftop PV Solar
How solar saved the day, and coal wilted, in Australia’s record heatwaves
TAI report says renewables – and particularly solar – performed “the best of all energy sources” over the latest record breaking summer of heatwaves.
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Coalition’s last minute energy policy continues to unravel before its eyes
The latest blow? Legal opinion suggesting federal government would need to get funding for new fossil fuel generation through parliament for it to have any legal force.
AGL Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables Utilities
Why 50% renewables by 2030 is such an easy target
In the shift to renewables, time is pressing on Australia's incumbent gentailers like AGL. Big decisions will have to be made, and made fairly promptly.
Coal Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Black coal plants push Australian wholesale energy prices to record highs
Latest quarterly report from AEMO shows black coal generators pushing up electricity prices as demand falls and more cheap renewables come into the system.
Extreme heat plus coal outages have made it a rough couple of days for the Australian grid operator. But there are some of good news energy market stories to...
New data shows for the first time Australia's distributed rooftop solar PV responding to help keep the power system secure.
Despite a bumper year for renewables on Australia's grid, electricity prices remain stubbornly high. So what's going on?
CleanTech Bites
Wind, solar eat further into coal supply on NEM, as Coalition pushes for more coal supply on NEM
Canavan says Australia's “fragile electricity system” needs more "reliable" "baseload" power. TAI report shows booming renewables displacing black coal generation for first time ever, and rooftop solar pulling weight...
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets Renewables
National Electricity Market year in review: Changing energy mix
Second installment of National Electricity Market (NEM) Year in Review looks at how the energy mix evolved in 2018 – the year of large-scale solar.
The worm is starting to turn, as wind and solar power become widely acknowledged as the forthcoming mainstream suppliers of energy into the NEM. But can governments and regulators...
