Latest DMO reminds us the only solution to permanently lower power prices is to decouple from polluting, inflationary fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to firmed renewable energy.
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Regulator confirms another coal and gas fuelled power price hike. But why?
Regulator flags power price hikes across the main grid, but experts question why prices are still being determined by frameworks first designed decades ago.
Australia needs 20GW renewables in four years to meet 2030 target
To reach 80 pct renewables by 2030, we need 20GW of wind and solar committed in four years, and six years for transmission to be built. That’s a doubling of the historic pace.
What do you call a coal plant on a 2050 grid? “Incredibly expensive insurance”
What is a forecast of 14GW of coal in Australia in 2050 doing in a net zero scenario?
Abbott hangover? Iberdrola further delays wind farm first sidelined by 2013 RET review
Ten years after being sidelined by Tony Abbott’s renewables investment freeze, construction of Woakwine wind farm in South Australia has again been delayed.
Australia’s renewable superpower ambitions could be turbo-charged by Biden compact
US-Australia compact promises to massively boost our potential as a global renewables superpower and zero-emissions trade and investment leader.
Queensland details plan to turn regions into green industrial hubs
Queensland unveils plan to grow the renewable energy and green industrial manufacturing and supply chain capabilities of Queensland’s regions.
From big gas kettle to big battery: The energy “time tunnel” at Torrens Island
At the heart of the renewables dominated grid of South Australia, AGL Energy’s Torrens Island Power Station is a museum of power generation past, present and future.
Like solar and wind, batteries and green hydrogen need low-cost finance – and lots of it
IRENA report says lessons learned from scaling up wind and solar to become cheapest options for new electricity generation must be applied to emerging technologies.
Australia needs a lot more four-hour batteries – but first we need the right policies
Surely we want to encourage more storage and firming, so we why don’t we have a NEM-wide policy like the LRET?