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Dynamics of a truly connected energy market
A sophisticated market for distributed energy has the power to strengthen the NEM and enable more renewables, writes Dor Son Tan of Energy Networks Australia. In June 2018, Energy Networks Australia and the Australian Energy Market Operator…
Solar households can soon be charged for their exports
In its annual State of the Energy Market report, the Australian Energy Market Regulator has suggested that solar households should be asked to pay a network fee to be allowed to export energy to the grid. July 3, 2020 Marija MaischThe…
“Australia’s last chance”: BZE publishes renewables powered Million Jobs Report
Australian think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), perhaps most notable for its prescience regarding the renewable energy potential of the Northern Territory, has released what could be its most prudent and timely publication yet,…
SA Water’s solar splash undaunted by Covid-19, proposes more solar
Despite unprecedented economy-wide impacts brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, SA Water’s planned $300 million solar and energy splash in 2020 has managed to stay on track. Not only are the utility’s ambitions for a zero energy cost…
Solar exceeds all expectations in NSW coal-country
The City of Newcastle, home to the world’s busiest coal harbour, has seen its 5 MW solar farm generate double its projected revenue in the first six months of operation. The profits are a resounding endorsement and vindication of the…
AGL commits to bare minimum, carbon neutral option for customers and bonuses for executives
AGL, Australia’s largest carbon emitter, has updated its Climate Statement today, confirming its net zero emissions target by 2050 and announcing that all its products will now come with a carbon neutral option for customers to offset its…
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre investigates human rights issues in solar, wind
From pv magazine global
London-based non-profit the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre applied various human rights-related criteria to the world’s 16 largest clean energy companies, which represent over 130 GW of…
Aus Government to apply Consumer Data Right to the energy sector
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor have announced that the Morrison Government is formally applying the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime to the energy sector.
CDR,…
School energy costs cut by up to $40k a year through NT government scheme
The Northern Territory government has given an update on its rooftop solar on schools program and says that the six installations completed so far are saving their schools between $30,000 and $40,000 a year on energy costs.
The $5 million…
China the world’s electric-bus conductor
A new report from IDTechEx shows Australian cities to be on the money and with the citizen-care zeitgeist in transitioning city bus fleets to electric. Despite a slow start to quiet, zero tail-pipe emissions public transport, Australian…