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WEBCoalition claims of a nuclear power renaissance in UK further expose its shameless policy con. Far from being a poster child for nuclear power, the UK is a case in point for both the problems with ...
A near 100 per cent renewable grid is readily achievable and …
WEBThree years ago, on August, 25 2021, I started running a weekly simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid. The intention was to show that it is possible to get close to 100% renewable ...
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 ...
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 ...
70% jump in heat pump installations as Australian homes prepare …
WEBAustralia is doing its best to help fulfil International Energy Agency predictions of a global boom in heat pump uptake, with the latest national data showing a 70 per cent jump in installations of the technology that promises a cheaper and more efficient way of heating water and homes.. In its second Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for 2023, the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) reports ...
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Australia on track to add 7GW of new wind and solar this year, as ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Australia is on track to add more than 7GW of new renewable energy generation capacity in 2024, new data has revealed, off the back of a promising uptick in large-scale wind and solar investment ...
How 'the ragtag army’ of rooftop solar households is
WEBRooftop solar is now significantly cheaper than grid power. Grimes estimates that, amortized over 20 years in Sydney or Melbourne, rooftop solar costs about four cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to seven cents per kilowatt-hour for transmission line costs on power bills. “This isn’t driven by ideology or environmental concern,” Grimes said.