Five things the east coast can learn from WA about energy
It’s an interesting time to be involved in energy policy. Thanks to the east coast energy crisis, the closure of Hazelwood power station and South Australia’s blackouts, the broadsheet-reading public suddenly finds itself conversant with all sorts of esoteric concepts, from gas peaking to five-minute price settlements. Amid all the disruption, it’s perhaps not surprising […]
After 25 years of trying, why aren’t we environmentally sustainable yet?
In 1992, more than 170 countries came together at the Rio Earth Summit and agreed to pursue sustainable development, protect biological diversity, prevent dangerous interference with climate systems, and conserve forests. But, 25 years later, the natural systems on which humanity relies continue to be degraded. So why hasn’t the world become much more environmentally […]
South Australia’s energy plan deals a blow to state-federal relations
South Australia has unveiled an energy plan in which the state takes a much greater role in the energy industry. The plan includes storage, a new gas plant and greater powers for the state over the National Electricity Market. SA has the highest proportion of wind energy in Australia – and the federal government has […]
Victorian solar households set to cash in
July 1, 2017 will be a date worth celebrating for over 130,000 solar households and businesses in Victoria. Why the massive popping of champagne corks you ask? From July 1, any household that sells solar generated power back to grid will then receive a minimum of 11.3c/kWh for their feed-in tariff [FiT]. This is the […]
