NEM Archives - Page 10 of 20 - Renew Economy

Storage

Battery storage booming, but even Tesla struggling to cash in
Grid-scale battery storage is taking off in Australia but it is still a struggle for investors to get value from their services. The contracts for the new Victoria big batteries explain why.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2018

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Markets

Why managing Australia’s grid is like driving a car with loose steering wheel
The East Coast power system of Australia has the worst frequency regulation in the developed world, putting it at risk whenever an event occurs which requires its fossil fuel generators to respond quickly. Because they can’t.
Bruce Miller

Mar 22, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Journey to zero emissions electricity: What happens when sun don’t shine, wind don’t blow?
In part two of three-part series, we consider the question of firming variable renewable generation.
Gordon Weiss

Mar 19, 2018

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Markets

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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Markets

Australia’s biggest coal state, NSW, also biggest electricity importer
South Australia’s renewables grid is often criticised for relying on “imports” from other states. But no grid relies more on imports than NSW, the grid with the highest percentage of coal generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 26, 2018

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Markets

If any institution needs to go, it should be AEMC, not AEMO
The problem in Australia’s energy market is that – uniquely in the world – we have separate rule making and operating statutory bodies. Only one of them is based in reality.
Steve Blume

Feb 14, 2018

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Solar

Rooftop solar most reliable source of new generation on NEM, says report
Rooftop solar has been installed by over 1.6 million households and is the most reliable source of steadily growing generation in the NEM.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 6, 2018

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Markets

The long and winding road to tariff reform
In first of three articles on electricity network tariff reform, we look at Tariff Structure Statements, and why you should care about them.
Mark Byrne

Feb 6, 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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Commentary

Know your NEM: Coal reliability issues will get worse
Thermal coal generators continue to have reliability issues that will only get worse. It’s astonishing that the AEMC doesn’t seem to understand this issue one little bit.
David Leitch

Jan 22, 2018

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Markets

Frydenberg slapped down on Twitter after ignoring coal failure
Federal energy minister gets social media slap-down after ignoring coal plant failure in Tweet about Thursday’s power price spike.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 19, 2018

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