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AusNet takes suburban street off-grid for almost 24 hours

Sophie Vorrath16 March 2018

AusNet Services has, for the third time, taken part of a Melbourne street completely off grid – this time for 21 hours.

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New Kimberley charging stations powering our driving future

Horizon Power16 March 2018

Electric vehicles can now travel across WA’s Kimberley region, thanks to three new charging stations servicing the 900km stretch of Northern Highway between Kununurra and Derby.

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Powershop to tap customer battery storage in new virtual power plant

Sophie Vorrath13 March 201813 March 2018

Powershop and Reposit Power join forces on new virtual power plant that taps customer battery storage at times of peak demand.

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AGL: Still too much base-load in NSW after Liddell closure

Giles Parkinson13 March 2018

AGL says there will still be too much "base-load" in NSW, even after Liddell closure. What's needed is flexible capacity, but storage won't be better bet than gas turbines...

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WA suburb to trial community battery ‘bank’ for rooftop solar deposits

Sophie Vorrath12 March 2018

A new Community Power Bank scheme led by WA utility Western Power will allow local solar homes to store their excess generation in a shared battery.

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What reliability issue? Retailers raise concern about “gold-plating” from NEG

Giles Parkinson9 March 2018

Group of 10 retailers question "reliability" obligation of NEG, saying there is no gap in short term and technology changes likely to fix any that may arise.

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California hits new big solar peak – 50% of total demand

Sophie Vorrath9 March 2018

California notches new solar records for peak production and supply, boosted by a couple of mild and sunny early Spring days.

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Will Turnbull’s Snowy Hydro continue its war against battery storage?

Giles Parkinson2 March 20182 March 2018

Turnbull's purchase of Snowy Hydro means he is now both utility owner and policy maker. More concerning is that the newly purchased Snowy Hydro has a strong economic interest...

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New solar focused energy retailer calls for “prosumer” investors

Sophie Vorrath1 March 2018

New, solar-focused energy retailer DC Power Co is set to disrupt the market, and it hopes to be majority owned by Australia's rooftop solar households.

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Graph of the Day: And Australia’s top 10 corporate emitters are…

Sophie Vorrath1 March 20181 March 2018

Clean Energy Regulator's latest list of Australia's top 10 corporate emitters shows the biggest emitter has twice the emissions of the next biggest.

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