CleanTechnica » electricity prices http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:55:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 South Australian Renewables Contribute To Negative Electricity Prices In Middle Of Day http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/negative-electricity-prices-middle-of-day-south-australia-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/negative-electricity-prices-middle-of-day-south-australia-renewables/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:32:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73833 Of all the Australian states, the part of Australia we call South has the most wind and solar capacity per person. Wind power generates electricity equal to about a third of the state’s total consumption and rooftop solar generates about 6%. We don’t have utility-scale solar on account of how we don’t do that sort

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/negative-electricity-prices-middle-of-day-south-australia-renewables/feed/ 33 Reducing Australia’s Renewable Target Would Lead To Increase In Electricity Prices http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/reducing-australias-renewable-target-lead-increase-electricity-prices/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/reducing-australias-renewable-target-lead-increase-electricity-prices/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 19:10:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67496 Originally published on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath Scrapping or winding back Australia’s Renewable Energy Target would lead to significant increases in electricity prices, while delivering a windfall profit to power companies of as much as $70 billion, according to new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The analysis shows that scrapping or reducing the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/reducing-australias-renewable-target-lead-increase-electricity-prices/feed/ 9 Consumers To Take Control Of Solar Energy Supply, Usage, Storage, & Costs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/consumers-take-control-solar-energy-supply-usage-storage-costs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/consumers-take-control-solar-energy-supply-usage-storage-costs/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 18:35:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66541 Originally published on RenewEconomy. Last week we wrote that some utilities in Australia – particularly those in regional areas – accepted that the future would bring big changes to the way energy was produced and delivered, and that communities would use local renewable energy sources and storage to look after their own needs. But what if that change came quicker

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/consumers-take-control-solar-energy-supply-usage-storage-costs/feed/ 8 US SunPower CEO Tom Werner On Solar & Storage (Interview) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/us-sunpower-ceo-tom-werner-solar-storage-interview/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/us-sunpower-ceo-tom-werner-solar-storage-interview/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 20:05:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66225 Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of US-based solar manufacturer and developer SunPower says the company is about to add storage to its solar offerings, and says Australia should be at the leading edge of the localised, or distributed generation market. SunPower CEO Tom Werner says the time is now ripe for the next evolution

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/us-sunpower-ceo-tom-werner-solar-storage-interview/feed/ 3 Netherlands Shows How Liberal Energy Market Works http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-market-europe/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-market-europe/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 09:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66204 Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman The EU has set itself a deadline to “complete” the internal energy market by 2014. However, many EU member states have not yet adequately implemented the EU’s energy directives. There is still a lot of scepticsm in Europe about the blessings of a competitive, integrated  energy market. One of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-market-europe/feed/ 2 Billions Invested In Solar Sector By Australian Households http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/billions-invested-solar-sector-australian-households/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/billions-invested-solar-sector-australian-households/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:50:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65567 Originally published on Renew Economy. Australian households are almost single-handedly pushing the country towards a clean energy future, spending billions on generating their own electricity and accounting for nearly two thirds of total investment in renewables in Australia in 2013, and virtually all of it in 2014. New global data released by the Pew Charitable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/billions-invested-solar-sector-australian-households/feed/ 27 Americans Overwhelmingly Support Wind Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/wind-power-widely-supported-americans/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/wind-power-widely-supported-americans/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:40:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64733 Originally published on AWEA. By David Ward American-made wind power has long enjoyed popular support across the country. There’s even evidence to suggest that the more wind power there is in a state, the more support wind power receives. It was surprising then to read recently a claim by the anti-clean energy Heartland Institute that wind power and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/wind-power-widely-supported-americans/feed/ 5 What Happens When Energy Prices Are Zero? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/happens-energy-prices-zero/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/happens-energy-prices-zero/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:00:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59864 Originally published on RenewEconomy. Numerous studies tell us that 100% renewables is possible, and cost-effective. But how to structure an energy market where there is no fuel cost? Germany is already grappling with this dilemma, and the world is watching with interest. This is part of a series of articles on Germany Energiewende. More can

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/happens-energy-prices-zero/feed/ 130 What’s The Average Price Of Electricity In… http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/30/average-electricity-prices-around-world/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/30/average-electricity-prices-around-world/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 06:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56955 Originally published on Shrink That Footprint By Lindsay Wilson Australia and Germany each just had an election.  In both cases electricity prices were an election issue.  That seems fair enough given that in both countries they are paying significant more $/kWh than most countries But now Nova Scotia is heading to the polls and electricity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/30/average-electricity-prices-around-world/feed/ 16 Oil Price Swings Don’t Touch EVs (Graph) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:11:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39182   Here’s a pretty awesome graphic on an issue we don’t actually touch on much when discussing EVs. Clearly, the price of oil is very volatile, due to a variety of factors (“the whims of OPEC, hurricanes, and instability in the Middle East,” as Max Baumhefner of NRDC writes). Fortunately for anyone who decides to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/feed/ 30 Renewables Driving Electricity Prices below $0 Some Afternoons (& Cutting into Baseload Power Plants’ Market Share) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/15/renewables-driving-electricity-prices-to-negative-some-afternoons-cutting-into-baseload-power-plants-market-share/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/15/renewables-driving-electricity-prices-to-negative-some-afternoons-cutting-into-baseload-power-plants-market-share/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:36:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36718   Renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind have been outstripping the electricity supply of traditional baseload (coal, nuclear, and some natural gas) power plants during daytime, especially afternoons, in some renewable-leading countries of late. One reason for this is: electricity demand tends to increase during the sunniest (the hottest) hours, and solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/15/renewables-driving-electricity-prices-to-negative-some-afternoons-cutting-into-baseload-power-plants-market-share/feed/ 14 Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33% http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/30/hourly-electricity-pricing-boosts-value-of-distributed-solar-by-33/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/30/hourly-electricity-pricing-boosts-value-of-distributed-solar-by-33/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:27:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34421 What if electricity cost more when the sun was shining?

Many utilities are using new electronic "smart meters" to adjust the price of electricity as often as every hour, to reflect supply and demand. And charging more when electricity is in short supply can be good news, increasing the value of solar by 33% or more

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/30/hourly-electricity-pricing-boosts-value-of-distributed-solar-by-33/feed/ 1 5 States with Most Solar & Wind Energy Had Smallest Increase in Electricity Prices 2005-2010 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/20/5-states-with-most-solar-wind-energy-had-smallest-increase-in-electricity-prices-2005-2010/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/20/5-states-with-most-solar-wind-energy-had-smallest-increase-in-electricity-prices-2005-2010/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:39:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33153 This is, clearly, not a definitive analysis showing that renewable energy such as wind and solar lower electricity rates (or make them increase more slowly), but it is a pretty darn good argument in their favor! And it is also a great piece to share with anyone who thinks renewable energy raises the cost of

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