Daily update: Abbott may close renewables scheme in January

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Daily update: Abbott may close renewables scheme in January

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Abbott may close renewables scheme in January, Is NSW serious about its support for renewables, Frugal households subsidise rich and profligate energy users, Graph of the Day, Age of entitlement has not ended for fossil fuels, Solar at grid parity in Utah, Solar can provide grid reliability, 100% renewables will be achieved in German state soon, US media giant offers to pay employees to try solar, TrustPower buys NSW wind and hydro assets, and Australia has led way in slashing solar costs.

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The Parkinson Report

Abbott may close renewables scheme in January Giles Parkinson

Modelling by Tony Abbott’s hand-picked firm has destroyed the two major arguments the Abbott government had against the renewable energy target. But it seems the target is destined to be slashed anyway, and support for solar ended.

Is NSW serious about its support for renewables Giles Parkinson

NSW says it supports renewables target, but modelling for market commission suggests no renewables will be built in NSW if its policy position is adopted.

Frugal households subsidise rich and profligate energy users Matthew Wright

Households are being forced by incumbent energy monopolies to pay electricity supply charges for grid capacity that they don’t actually need.

Graph of the Day: Clean energy’s big year in Australia in 2013 Staff Reporters

Clean energy contributed nearly 15 per cent of Australian’s electricity in 2013, with a big boost in hydro.

Age of entitlement has not ended for fossil fuels Richard Dennis

State governments are providing billions of dollars in subsidies to fossil fuel industries.

Australia has led way in slashing solar costs Robert McIntosh

New RMI/GTRI analysis shows how to reduce U.S. solar PV costs through installation labor efficiency.

Solar at grid parity in Utah, a coal state with no renewable standard Eric Wesoff

Energy consumers in Utah could soon be paying less for solar than for coal.

Solar can provide grid reliability – at less cost than gas Tina Casey

New study says network of utility scale concentrating solar power plants could provide same grid reliability as conventional power plants, at less cost.

TrustPower buys NSW wind and hydro assets Giles Parkinson

TrustPower wins tender for purchase of NSW government wind and hydro assets.

100% renewables will be achieved in German state soon Craig Morris

Germany’s windiest area, Schleswig-Holstein, will probably achieve “100% renewable electricity” sometime this year.

US media giant offers to pay employees to try solar Jake Richardson

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