A dose of reality for Australian energy cost estimates Giles Parkinson
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Government economic advisor radically adjusts its energy cost forecasts, with solar and wind costs revised downwards in a big way. It admits that it got the cost of nuclear hopelessly wrong (but still has not recognised the interest, insurance and decommissioning costs).
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Australia reaches nearly two million small scale solar systems Giles Parkinson
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Clean Energy Regulator says Australia now has 2 million small scale renewable energy systems – enough to power Perth, Hobart, Darwin and Canberra.
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World’s biggest solar player teams up with coal, nuclear giants Giles Parkinson
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Yingli, world’s largest solar manufacturer, teams up with coal and nuclear giants as China accelerates push into distributed solar generation.
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Consumption of electricity within the National Electricity Market has fallen for the 5th consecutive calendar year – and fell 2.8 per cent in 2013.
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Lancaster home solar mandate – leads city into 2014 Zachary Shahan
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It’s now officially a requirement in Lancaster, California – all new single-family homes have to come with solar power thanks to Republican mayor Max Parris.
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Will electric cars help or hinder climate action? Lindsay Wilson
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Electric cars are only as good as their juice. In coal dominated China, India and Australia, they simply move emissions around the supply chain.
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