NEM Archives - Page 22 of 23 - RenewEconomy

Coal generation hits 3-year high in Australia following carbon price repeal
A two-year high in black coal output helped deliver a continued rise in emissions on Australia’s NEM, and pushed coal to 75.6% in the generation mix.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Nov 12, 2015

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Churn and burn: The high price of a broken electricity market
Energy Australia’s move to send call centre jobs offshore is another example of Australia’s failed retail electricity market – and its cost to consumers.
Rob Campbell

Nov 6, 2015

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Networks continue spending spree, and the customer pays
Captive consumers are losing out again in network spending decisions. Democracies have ways of dealing with such cognitive dissonance. Its past time that the people were heard.
Bruce Mountain

Nov 4, 2015

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Renewables mapping tool to boost investment, add value to NEM
UTS unveils first of ARENA-funded renewables mapping tools identifying best places on Australia’s NEM to invest in wind, solar and demand management.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 9, 2015

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Electricity demand rises but emissions fall as gas offset by wind
NEM demand charts another monthly rise, driven by Queensland’s coal seam gas extraction industry. Meanwhile, emissions fall slightly as gas falls and wind rises.
Hugh Saddler

Sep 3, 2015

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Net-metering does not equate to being “self-reliant”
Net-metering vs feed-in-tariffs? If you want to be truly self-reliant, you have to go off-grid.
Craig Morris

Mar 10, 2014

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David vs Goliath? Solar shapes up to big utilities
“Save Solar” campaign launch as big utilities intensify pressure to dump renewable energy target. But can solar really be stopped as gas prices itself out of market and network costs increase?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2014

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Electricity demand and emissions fall despite heat-waves
Another study points to the role of solar PV in the recent heat-waves. All peaking power plants were only required for just one hour.
Hugh Saddler

Feb 6, 2014

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Energy storage: Will it save the grid, or kill it?
The Clean Energy Council says energy storage capacity could reach 3000MW by 2030, but will this be a good thing or a bad thing for the National Electricity Market?
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 9, 2013

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Rooftop solar claims more coal scalps, and clips peaks of demand
Rooftop solar is now confirmed as an important driver of change in the Australian electricity market, and is contributing to remarkable fall in peak demand.
Hugh Saddler

Aug 8, 2013

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