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Tasmania bows to fossil fuel lobby as it turns to yet more gas/diesel
The fossil fuel lobby gets its wish. Tasmania’s energy minister says he has a plan, but his “longer-term supply options” focus entirely on gas and diesel, with no plans to encourage rooftop solar or more wind farms. Even energy efficiency is not on the table.
Giles Parkinson
Mar 9, 2016
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Tasmania considers boost to rooftop solar tariff, as cable out until end of May
Tasmania considering increase in feed-in tariff for rooftop solar as it faces another three months without its connection to the mainland.
Giles Parkinson
Mar 8, 2016
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Tasmania’s crazy lurch back into the (expensive) fossil fuel era
Due to a combination of bad luck and rotten planning, old school thinking and – guess what – climate change, Tasmania has found itself turning to diesel generator to solve an energy crisis. The state is now paying as much for its power as a remote mine-site in outback Australia.
Giles Parkinson
Mar 7, 2016
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Another big industrial trims demand as Tasmania energy crisis deepens
Big industrial users slash demand by 110MW+ as Tasmania taps gas and diesel to address lost link to mainland, declining dam levels.
Giles Parkinson
Mar 1, 2016
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Energy industry needs to focus on consumers, it may need them
Energy regulators say they “cannot identify” benefits of rooftop solar and battery storage. So here’s a long list, and a blast from leading expert for promoting a “sense of entitlement”, serving the interests of incumbents and discriminating against consumers.
Giles Parkinson
Feb 12, 2016
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Tasmania solar report an epic fail – minister should tell regulator to start again
Tasmanian Economic Regulator’s draft report on solar feed-in tariff ignores the challenge of energy security in Tasmania, the changes facing electricity industry nationally, and climate change.
Jack Gilding
Feb 12, 2016
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Tasmania urged to add more wind and solar amid energy crisis
Tasmania urged to encourage more wind and solar generation as it struggles with depleting hydro levels and lost connection to mainland grid.
Giles Parkinson
Feb 11, 2016
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King Island achieves 100% renewables for 33 hours straight
Hydro Tasmania’s world-leading hybrid solar, wind and energy storage plant on King Island supplied 100 per cent renewables to the community for nearly two days straight, this month.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 13, 2015
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Praying for rain
Tasmania may be experiencing a long term shift in precipitation of the ilk seen in south-western Western Australia over the last 50 years.
Mike Sandiford
Nov 6, 2015
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The price of carbon: A view from the mendicant state
Tasmania will suffer from the axing of the carbon price, with hundreds of jobs to perish.
Phil Gorman
Jul 17, 2014
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