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Bob Brown takes to High Court to test hardline anti-protest laws
Bob Brown was arrested in January 2016 at a forestry protest in Tasmania; charges were later dropped.
Peter Burdon and Mary Heath

May 3, 2017

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Markets

Tasmanian government to cap state power prices
Tasmanian government intervenes to shield homes and business from “unacceptable” 15% power price hike.
Sophie Vorrath

May 1, 2017

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Renewables

Can Tasmania be turned into Australia’s peak load generator?
Pitching Tasmania as a ‘renewable energy engine’ for the nation is probably clever politics , but the main problem is that it’s simply fanciful.
Chris Harries

Apr 24, 2017

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Markets

Tasmania Basslink outage cause unknown, investigation finds
Independent investigation into failure of subsea electricity cable linking Tasmania to mainland Australia has returned a verdict of “cause unknown.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

NSW energy minister blames Basslink for SA price spikes
NSW energy minister blames Basslink “outage” for South Australia price spikes. Sorry minister, wrong state, wrong link, and it was working at the time.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 9, 2016

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Smart Energy

Do we really need a second Basslink cable?
It’s easy to argue that Tasmania needs a backup cable and that this could also provide benefits. But it’s not so simple.
Alan Pears

Jun 30, 2016

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Renewables

Second Tasmania Basslink will need at least 1,000MW of new renewables
Report into proposed second link from Tasmania makes clear it won’t work without another 1,000MW of new wind farms on Apple Isle.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2016

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Tasmania Labor proposes 500MW of renewables to boost energy security
Tas Labor proposes 500MW of wind and solar, $20m for battery storage, and $20m for electric and hydrogen vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2016

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Hydro Tas to deliver off-grid renewables solution for Coober Pedy
Hydro Tasmania technology used to make King Island 60% renewable will be applied at the off-grid SA mining town of Coober Pedy.
Sophie Vorrath

May 30, 2016

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Tasmania rooftop solar worth three times current tariff: report
Report says Tasmania rooftop solar power worth nearly 3x what it’s currently valued at, and this is stopping growth that could bolster energy security.
Sophie Vorrath

May 20, 2016

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Gas back on “standby” in Tasmania, as rains allow industrials to power on
Tasmania’s major gas power generator has been switched to standby, as record rains boost hydropower supply into surplus.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2016

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Cutting the cord to coal – and other lessons from Tasmania power crisis
Hydro dams restored, diesel gen-sets switched off; Tasmania must now focus on lessons learned, and the opportunity to rethink and future-proof its energy system.
Attilio Pigneri

May 19, 2016

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