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There's a growing mob that thinks it can reinvent electricity, from old to new, and from a supply-dominated industry-based model to consumers-in-control.
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South Australian Government
1414 plans two “gigawatt hour” silicon storage plants in S.A.
South Australian company opens new manufacturing facility and says it plans to build two grid scale 1GWh silicon storage systems in the state.
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South Australian Government
Charts of the week: Busting electricity market myths
If you ask mainstream media, renewables are the key driver of Australia's rising power prices; a scourge that's at its worst in South Australia. Yeah, nah.
Australian Federal Government
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More renewables, fewer coal outages could ease potential gas shortfall
AEMO sees the new build of renewable energy as critical to meet power supply shortfalls, noting in its latest report that more renewables will mean less need to burn...
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Smart Energy
Electricity emissions continue fall after Hazelwood closure
Report says emissions have fallen after Hazelwood closure, but finds It hard to think of a more expensive & unreliable way to achieve reliable and affordable energy than prolonging...
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Malcolm Turnbull
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Smart Energy
Blackouts and baseload: Debunking myths of AEMO reports and Liddell
AEMO, like Finkel, provided Turnbull with a launch pad to push for a cleaner, smarter, cheaper and more reliable grid. Instead, the Coalition pined for traditional and outdated technologies....
Energy Markets
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Renewables
Know your NEM: Corporate PPAs only movement in flat market
In a week where energy politics took centre state over market news, the most interesting development was the signing by retailer Flow Energy of a 10-year 50MW PPA with...
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Renewables
Solar
How consumers got burned on electricity prices: It started with networks
Policy responses to high electricity prices should pay more attention to how consumers can be helped to use less electricity
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Renewables
Smart Energy
Solar
Welcome to the world of excess solar and “free” electricity
Welcome to the brave new world of plentiful, variable, zero marginal cost renewable energy, By all indications – we ain’t seen nothing yet
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Renewables
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Smart Transport
Misleading headlines about electric car charging while boiling the kettle
Since UK announced plans to ban petrol and diesel sales from 2040, the shift to electric cars has attracted a lot of negative media coverage.