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ESB unveiled market reform options to manage an accelerating clean energy transition, but most focus will be on what it proposes for coal generators.

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ESB floats proposal to reward coal plants to stay open, preventing their early closure, while the growth of solar erodes their profitability.

The post Coal generators could be paid to stay open under options proposed by ESB appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CarbonTracker’s Kingsmill Bond on his new report showing why wind and solar are already driving the most rapid energy transition the world has seen.

The post Transcript: Energy Insiders interview with Carbon Tracker’s Kingsmill Bond appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia announces a new managing director, the third coal generator to announce changes to the top in the past week.

The post Another coal generator CEO heads for the door as EnergyAustralia’s Tanna retires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The AEMC continues to ignore the evidence that fixing the solar export problem (whatever it may be) involves trivial amounts of expenditure.

The post Facts matter, and so does the size of tariffs proposed for solar export tax appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Morrison government is expected to sign off on a new gas fired generator in the Hunter, ignoring critics who argue there's no clear need for it.

The post Morrison to ignore massive big battery plans and greenlight new gas plant in Hunter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pacific Energy subsidiary signed up to design, install and commission two battery energy storage systems totalling 42MW for Fortescue's Pilbara operations.

The post Fortescue chooses contractor for two big battery installations in Pilbara appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Potsdam Institute says new EU climate targets will result in elimination of coal generation from Europe, and a sharp decline in gas power.

The post EU Green Deal could phase out European coal by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC dumps "do no harm" rule that caused chaos in the grid and forced many wind and solar farms to install expensive machinery.

The post AEMC dumps “do no harm” rule to end chaotic response to system strength issues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scott Morrison visited a solar farm for the first time, but he couldn’t see, or hear, the Forrest for the trees.

The post Video: Scotty goes solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Four new solar farms started production in latest quarter, and others were registered or were fully commissioned, but still no sign from the country's biggest wind project.

The post Four new solar farms join grid, but no sign of Australia’s biggest wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's NEM emissions reductions are accelerating, but how long until the grid is fully decarbonised?

The post A health check on Australia’s grid transition show it must go faster appeared first on RenewEconomy.

I’ve seen lots of demergers and most have been more or less successful at creating value. AGL’s effort so far is a case study in how to stuff it up.

The post Past, present and future: AGL is making a mess of its clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research claims AEMC has made an error in calculations that, once corrected, would make the impact of its proposed solar export charge much worse than originally projected.

The post Rooftop solar tax could bite twice as hard as was modelled, says report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the energy market awaits the Energy Security Board's proposed reforms, some in the industry believe large incumbent players have received an early drop.

The post Has the coal lobby got the early drop on key energy market reforms? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar hits record share of generation in WA, as gas and wind output fall due to more renewables and a higher number of outages.

The post Rooftop solar hits record 65.2% generation in WA as installation rush continues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s official: Australia will soon have its own fully-fledged carbon market as Clean Energy Regulator kick starts creation of carbon exchange.

The post Australia is about to get its first proper carbon market, will save business $100m appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Flucrum3D seeks funds for international expansion of its Australian made technology that helps optimise large-scale wind and solar generation.

The post Sydney solar and wind forecasting start-up seeks funds to tap booming global market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The mechanism that allows rooftop solar to be switch off is a blunt, rushed and potentially costly regulation. We need to do better for consumer-owned assets.

The post Regulatory over-reach: South Australia’s solar switch-off is a warning to other states appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US has officially begun the process of realising a fossil-free grid, with an 80% by 2030 clean power goal likely to be implemented by Biden.

The post US renewable expansion begins to take shape with ambitious new targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.