Originally published on RenewEconomy. Up to 200,000 business and household customers in New South Wales face extended blackouts of up to a week, or even more, following the dramatic storms in the Sydney region and to its north. And the impact could have as galvanising an effect as Hurricane Sandy had … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Households in Australia installed a rooftop solar system every 2.8 minutes in 2014 – almost the same rate as in the US, with barely 1/15 of the population. According to data compiled by Green Energy Markets, and based around the issue of renewable energy certificates, a … [continued]
Much has been made of Australian Prime Minister’s Tony Abbott’s backward (read: downright insane) environmental and energy policies, without looking further into the role that the individual Australian States are playing. A new report from the Australian Climate Council attempts to rectify this, by providing the latest research on which … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Five towns in NSW have put their hands up to become the first zero net energy town (ZNET) in the state – and indeed the country. The New England towns of Walcha, Manilla, Tenterfield, Uralla and Bingara all made applications to become a signature town of the 21st Century and … [continued]
RenewEconomy. A new consortium hopes to become Australia’s first community owned retailer, with big plans to build, generate and sell renewable energy in the northern rivers region of NSW around Byron Bay and Lismore. Northern Rivers Energy, a company being formed by a consortium of “forward thinking citizens” in the … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy One of the main arguments proffered by the owners of Australia’s fossil fuel generation fleet against the renewable energy target has been the massive over-capacity on the country’s main National Electricity Market. Last year, AGL Energy estimated this overcapacity to be around 9,000MW. The arguments put … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Giles Parkinson. Wind energy has a significant impact on wholesale prices, particularly in those peak demand events when fossil fuel generators used to make most money. New research from the University of Queensland has added more understanding about why fossil fuel generators hate wind energy, and … [continued]
Renew Economy The combination of low demand and strong output from the Queensland’s 1.1GW of rooftop solar helped send the state’s electricity prices into negative territory on Wednesday – in the middle of the day. Daytime electricity prices have historically been the “cream” on the cake for electricity generators because … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Australia’s solar market may have fallen off is peaks, but it is still showing healthy growth, with a rising share of commercial based systems, particularly in NSW and South Australia. This graph, from Green Energy Markets’ latest report, gives a fascinating insight into the state of the … [continued]
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 … [continued]
