Daily update: Regulator warns consumers could flee the grid

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Daily update: Regulator warns consumers could flee the grid

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RenewEconomy editor@reneweconomy.com.au via mail13.atl111.rsgsv.net 

2:20 PM (37 minutes ago)
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AER says Australia facing ‘prosumer’ energy revolution; step changes to a distributed energy future; SunEdison enters Oz market through EnergyMatters purchase; NSW flags wind farm planning changes; super fast-charge battery breakthrough; Joe Hockey joins coal spin conga line; US residential solar demand headed for 1GW a year; and the true cost of energy – and subsidies – in Europe.
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Australian Energy Regulator says network models need to be changed to allow great access for customers to participate in the market. It warns that if barriers remain, then prosumers – those generating and storing their own energy – will “walk away” from the grid.
Inventor of floor tiles that generate energy says distributed energy with storage and smart grids are the future.
US solar giant SunEdison has confirmed its purchase of Energy Matters, continuing the growing incursion of US solar companies into Australian market.
NSW Planning Minister says new rules coming as she laments wind farms turning countryside into “industrial” zones.
Scientists from a Singapore university have developed a new battery that can be recharged up to 70% in only 2 minutes, and with a 20-year lifespan.
Treasurer barely misses a beat when challenged to justify Australia’s fossil fuel industry and bottom-dwelling record for greenhouse gas emissions.
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A new EU attempt to assess the costs of fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear power on a level playing field raises as many questions as answers.
Carbon capture and storage has been on the radar since 1995. 20 years later, is it any more likely to become a commercial emissions reduction reality?

 

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