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Know your NEM: Whistling for more as wind and solar eat into gas and coal share
National energy market volatility is increasing as more renewables, but mainly rooftop solar, continues to enter.
David Leitch

Apr 24, 2023

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Markets

Australia’s five minute settlement rule for electricity markets: Has it worked?
When the NEM finally introduced five-minute settlement it was expected to reward cheap, nimble and flexible generators like batteries. But what actually happened?
Christina Nikitopoulos & Muthe Mwampashi

Mar 8, 2023

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Investor group slams ESB as too slow on transmission access reform
Clean Energy Investor Group says Energy Security Board’s slow progress on electricity network transmission access reform is choking investment in renewables.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 7, 2022

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AEMO to restore market trading as 4,000MW returns to operation
AEMO says a “clear improvement” in conditions will allow it to restore electricity market trading, as 4,000MW of capacity returns from outages.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 22, 2022

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Renewables

Eraring effect on future prices is a damning indictment of transmission planning
A huge wedge between electricity futures in the northern and southern NEM states suggests the market continues to see transmission constraints stuffing up prices.
David Leitch

Feb 28, 2022

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Renewables

Fluence wins auto-bidding contracts with wind and solar farms feeding Telstra
Fluence automated trading platform to optimise performance at two wind and solar farms with long term contracts with Telstra.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2022

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Renewables

Eraring’s early closure should not be a surprise, but it is a huge wake-up call
Consensus was right – the shift to renewables really is about step changes. And now, it’s about execution.
David Leitch

Feb 18, 2022

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Renewables

Duck curves and droughts: What does the future hold for wind and solar in the NEM?
A new deep-dive into historical generation performance across the National Electricity Market considers what it means for the renewable energy future.
Marcelle Gannon

Feb 14, 2022

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Markets

The highs and lows of Australia’s increasingly variable energy market
Australia’s electricity market will be dominated by more rooftop solar, growing amounts of large scale wind and solar, and storage.
David Leitch

Nov 8, 2021

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Markets

“Race to replace”: We need to tie new energy capacity with the exit of old generators
There are many options to manage the energy transition that don’t involve capacity payments.
Tristan Edis and Johanna Bowyer

Sep 23, 2021

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Renewables

There’s a better alternative to support the right mix of capacity and flexibility
We need arrangements that incentivise highly flexible and responsive generation to support the desired level of reliability in a renewables future.
Paul Hyslop

Sep 15, 2021

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Spring is in the air as Australia’s main grid sets record low for winter demand
Mild conditions deliver a new winter demand “low” on Sunday, the new, rooftop solar inspired bête noire for the market operator.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 17, 2021

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