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Commentary

Electricity emissions continue fall after Hazelwood closure
Report says emissions have fallen after Hazelwood closure, but finds It hard to think of a more expensive & unreliable way to achieve reliable and affordable energy than prolonging the life Liddell coal generation.
Hugh Saddler

Sep 25, 2017

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Commentary

Governments should stick to their job of making policy
Fears of the unstoppable energy transition are reinforced and amplified by vested interests and selfish, small minded losers who try and slow it down. Look at how energy prices jumped since Coalition’s intervention on Liddell.
David Leitch

Sep 22, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Better data would improve transparency in electricity market
Better data would reassure consumers that price changes are the result of real problems, such as weather or machinery failure, rather than market manipulation.
Mardi Dungey and Ali Ghahremanlou

Sep 19, 2017

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Commentary

How to replace Liddell with a dispatchable renewable energy plant
Wev’e done the modelling on how to replace Liddell with a dispatchable renewable energy plant – including wind, solar, storage and gas. We just need politicians to get out of the way and get on the bus.
David Leitch

Sep 14, 2017

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Storage

An end to blackouts? Demand management success depends on collaboration
As national debate over energy supply reaches fever pitch, more attention is now being paid to the role of demand management, a weapon of last resort in Australia.
Rob Law

Sep 12, 2017

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Commentary

Know your NEM: Corporate PPAs only movement in flat market
In a week where energy politics took centre state over market news, the most interesting development was the signing by retailer Flow Energy of a 10-year 50MW PPA with Ararat wind farm in Victoria.
David Leitch

Sep 12, 2017

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Commentary

Gas and hydro get big $ in energy markets, solar and wind paid less
Hydro and gas generation get higher half hourly prices than coal in Australia’s energy market. Wind & solar PV take a discount.
David Leitch

Sep 5, 2017

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Finkel’s Clean Energy Target plan ‘better than nothing’: economists poll
When the perfect is the enemy of the “roughly acceptable”: Economists back emissions policy that Alan Finkel has put on the table.
Bruce Mountain

Aug 25, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Graph of the Day: SA higher gas output mirrors higher power price
Today’s SA chart illustrates the simple fact that as gas power increases penetration in the state, the electricity pool price climbs higher.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 17, 2017

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New rules for retailers, but don’t sit there waiting for your electricity bill to go down
A call to retailers; Information about discounts will be simpler, but you’ll still have to do the legwork to shop around.
David Blowers

Aug 11, 2017

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