NEM
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...
Australian Federal Government
Governments
Markets
Utilities
All we want for Christmas: Four “disruptors” share their 2019 energy policy wishes
What sort of policy do we need to take Australia's electricity grid into 2019 and beyond? Some of the nation's leading energy innovators tell us what's on their list.
Markets
News & Commentary
Renewables
Smart Energy
AER updates RIT-T guidelines to look beyond poles and wires for network upgrades
AER announced changes to RIT-T making it more robust, efficient and timely, and more aligned wth AEMO’s Integrated System Plan and keeping customer power costs down.
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Renewables
The verdict is in: Renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in South Australia)
Our research finds, emphatically, that in electricity there is no dilemma between decarbonisation and lower wholesale prices. The “tri-lemma” concept is already past its prime.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
Markets
Know your NEM: Angus Taylor should go to naughty corner over terrible policy
The federal Coalition is systematically undermining the basis of the private ownership of the electricity market in Australia. Legal rights are being cut back at every turn.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Markets
News & Commentary
Renewables
Solar
Renewables hit new record, but overall emissions canter in wrong direction
Eight new solar farms added to NEM in past two months means renewables share of electricity generation continues to break records. But overall emissions still cantering in wrong direction.
Markets
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Know your NEM: Cause for optimism – in politics and in rooftop solar market
Victoria election shows positive stance on renewables wins elections, even if right wing proud to martyr colleagues for the cause. Meanwhile, there's fantastic optimism about rooftop solar and batteries.