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Biggest game-changer on network spending approved – a decade late
Regulator finally approves demand management incentive scheme, encouraging networks to invest in battery storage and micro-grids, rather than poles and wires. Had it come a decade earlier, it might have negated the climate and energy wars.19 -
Time for Australia to wake up to scale and pace of clean energy transition
Billionaires get it. A million households get it. And so do thousands of businesses. So why does Australia’s government – and its principal regulators – fail to understand that the way to a cheaper, cleaner and more reliable grid is with more renewables, not less. -
Ausgrid sale great for everyone, except consumers
The sale of Ausgrid has been hailed in many quarters, but consumers have little to celebrate. The price locks in “gold plating” and may lead to higher fixed charges as more consumers turn to solar and storage and the networks look to protect their revenue streams. -
Why Australia networks need to slash asset values by nearly half
New analysis says if networks are to compete with new technologies and concepts such as solar, storage and micro-grids, they need to cut their inflated asset base by nearly half. It says huge increases in asset base, encouraged by regulators, is harming consumers and their own business models.
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