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Is this the day that solar and wind changed the W.A. grid forever?
AEMO issues market direction for back-up power for first time in W.A. grid and wants quick adoption of technology and market solutions to deal with increased volatility.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 22, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Could hidden network costs derail ultra-fast EV charging?
Plans for network of ultra-fast EV chargers could be on hold as proponents discover potential threat from hidden network cost.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 10, 2018

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Markets

Victorian networks blow a fuse in heatwave – Coalition blows its mind on Twitter
Victoria’s blackouts on Sunday had nothing to do with any crisis of energy supply – coal, renewable or otherwise. But why let the truth get in the way of a good smear campaign?
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 29, 2018

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Featured

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.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 14, 2017

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Markets

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.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2017

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Markets

Poles and wires: Consumers using less, paying more
Malcolm Turnbull should have a word with network owners and regulators this week, as well as the gentailers. Network charges per unit of electricity have more than doubled.
David Leitch

Aug 7, 2017

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Featured

Biggest threat to utilities is not solar + storage, it’s their own greed
The plunging cost of solar and storage present a huge threat to the business models of incumbent utilities. But the biggest threat to their future is their own greed, and the invitation to consumers to look at alternatives.
Giles Parkinson

May 25, 2017

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Markets

Ausnet, and the case for a rethink on who pays for new grid connections
The results for Ausnet underline case for a rethink on who should pay for new grid connections. This would force a proper consideration of distributed generation at the time the network extension is built.
David Leitch

May 24, 2017

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Utilities

Network owner Ausnet sees grid dominated by wind and solar
Victoria’s biggest network operator says future grid will be dominated by wind and solar, with some communities looking at 100% renewables options.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2017

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Markets

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.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2016

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Markets

Energy Disruption: Is there a way to get network tariffs right?
Australian network pricing policy is increasingly dysfunctional. At minimum, it’s a barrier to innovation and progress. At its worst it means inefficient, high cost electricity. So can we fix it?
David Leitch

Sep 2, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

The huge energy cross-subsidy Queensland consumers don’t see
Qld govt pays $560m+ a year to subsidise regional energy consumers. Might be smarter and cheaper to build renewable microgrids.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 21, 2016

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