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Rooftop solar, battery storage to dominate Australian grid
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says consumers will provide more than half of Australia’s electricity needs by 2040, with 37GW of rooftop solar, and 33GW of battery storage. This reflects a global trend. Centralised generation will be in decline, but it will still take a lot to kick last coal generators out of the market. -
Tony Abbott in denial about Australia’s energy future
Q&A highlighted why Abbott has got it wrong on energy. An ideology that promotes coal, nuclear and centralised systems, over solar, wind and mini-grids is likely to be an expensive boondoggle. And new reports suggest the pace of change will be even quicker than thought. -
Budget 2015: Coalition opens solar market to “Tony’s Tradies”
The tax break offered by the Abbott government to “Tony’s Tradies” could see big lift in rooftops solar installations. This comes as Bloomberg New Energy Finance says it will lift its forecast PV installations in Australia. It imagines every available building to have solar by 2030.
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