NEM Archives - Page 20 of 20 - Renew Economy

AGL says 9GW of baseload fossil fuels no longer needed
AGL Energy says that 9,000MW of fossil fuel baseload capacity needs to be removed from Australia’s electricity market, because too much has been built and the economics are being undermined by rooftop solar and other factors. The question is how this is done. AGL also accuses rival utilities of shaping their arguments against renewables to protect their own investments.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2013

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Battery storage (3): Addressing a major competition failure
Australia’s battery storage market is shaping up to be yet another great competition failure – even while the potential for profit is in plain sight.
Rob Campbell

Jul 31, 2013

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How clean are our energy policies?
The drop in NEM emissions over the past year has been staggering. How much is attributable to the carbon tax and other clean energy policies?
Mike Sandiford

Jul 10, 2013

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Coal down, renewables up as NEM consumption falls again
Electricity consumption has continued the decline which started in 2009, falling by 2.5% for the first six months of 2013. Here’s why.
Ric Brazzale

Jul 3, 2013

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Summer on the NEM: What the extreme heat didn’t do to demand
Despite blistering heat and a supposed new air-con load, Australia’s electricity market wasn’t pushed very hard at all this past summer. So what’s going on?
Mike Sandiford

Mar 5, 2013

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