Slamming the brakes on solar and batteries in Tasmania
New report for Tasmania government appears more focused on slamming the brakes on distributed energy, rather than embracing the technology to help the grid.
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NSW is on cusp of energy crisis, yet no-one seems to care
NSW is dependent on imports, its power stations are going to close, there is next to no transmission capacity to build more power and not much policy. Yet no one in the mainstream media gives a rats.
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The verdict is in: Renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in South Australia)
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Shell unveils new climate targets, links them to executive pay
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The “Let’s bully and force AGL to sell Liddell” legislation
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