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WEBGas power in future grid will be “tiny” and its cost exorbitant, report finds. New report says AEMO’s 2024 Integrated System Plan is far from being a signal for greater investment in gas ...
The massive new projects propelling South Australia towards 100 …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · A raft of big new projects will propel South Australia to its target of 100 per cent net renewables by 2027, showing the world that it can be done with wind, solar and storage.
Share of renewables hits record high on Australia's main grid, …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Screenshot. The huge share of renewables helped deliver another notable number, with the annual minimum instantaneous NEM coal share dropping to a new low of 26.5%, down from 26.6% in October 2023.
Australia’s most powerful battery ready for commissioning after ...
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The most powerful battery in Australia, and biggest single power unit ever to be connected to the country’s main grid, has completed the first stage of its connection and commissioning process ...
Sun tax: When it will hit, what it will cost and why solar export ...
WEBOr, as the fact-sheet puts it: “If the retailer fully passed through our two-way tariff, a typical 5 kW solar customer will see an annual bill increase of $6.60 per year. This includes $13.30 a year of charges offset by $6.70 of export rebate.”. That’s because while customers are charged 1.2 cents/kWh for the electricity they export above ...
Like running Hazelwood for 106 years: Labor says Dutton's nuke …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · The output would be the equivalent of keeping all of Australia’s cars on the road for another 40 years or having the nation’s most polluting plant – Hazelwood in Victoria – run for 106 years.
Queensland LNP to ditch state renewable targets, may nix wind …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The new policy position was outlined in front of a 1,000-head community meeting this week and means that the state Liberal National Party will support a 2050 net zero emissions target, but not the ...
Finally, a national roadmap for decarbonising homes and …
WEBThe National Consumer Energy Resources (CER) Roadmap – Powering Decarbonised Homes and Communities to deliver national reforms for the efficient, effective and fair integration of smaller-scale energy resources was announced following the recent energy ministers’ meeting. “We lead the world in rooftop solar, but we don’t lead the world ...