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Daily update: Solar turns tables on Australia’s electricity markets

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Solar turns tables on Australia’s electricity markets, The remarkable energy transition in SA, Does Tony Abbott believe the moon is made of cheese? Australia’s “best” wind energy project changes hands, World wind energy capacity to double by 2020, City of Sydney extends solar roll-out to historic Rocks, Nsw cuts solar tariffs as Qld lifts network costs, Communities and wind power, and Grid parity still doesn’t matter.

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The Parkinson Report

Solar turns tables on Australia’s electricity markets Giles Parkinson

Demand from Australia’s electricity grids is being downgraded again. The new data will be seized by incumbent generators to protect their interests, but they betray a fundamental, and essentially unstoppable, change in the way electricity is generated and delivered.

The remarkable energy transition in South Australia Giles Parkinson

South Australia is poised to become a world leading, textbook example of a clean energy transition, official demand forecasts suggest

Does Tony Abbott believe the moon is made of cheese? Giles Parkinson

Obama says those who reject the science of climate change are akin to those who think the moon is made of cheese.

Australia’s “best” wind energy project changes hands Giles Parkinson

Hornsdale, considered to be the “best” undeveloped wind project, sold to new consortium, and solar projects may follow.

ACT kicks off 1MW community solar program Giles Parkinson

ACT opens bidding for 1MW of community-owned solar as a new coalition formed to tap into groundswell for community energy.

World wind energy capacity to double by 2020 Emma Fitzpatrick

Research firm Gobal Data has released figures stating that wind power will increase from from 319.6 Gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2013 to 678.5 GW by 2020.

City of Sydney extends solar roll-out to historic Rocks Emma Fitzpatrick

City of Sydney adds 82kW solar array to recreation centre in historic Rocks.

NSW cuts solar tariffs, Qld lifts network costs Emma Fitzpatrick

IPART announces yet another cut to the recommended tariffs for export to the grid from rooftop solar owners.

Communities and wind power: What’s the deal? Jarra Hicks

Community-owned projects has underpinned renewable energy in Europe and has major potential in Australia.

Grid parity still doesn’t matter (but grid defection does) Craig Morris

PV + storage could be competitive with power from the grid by 2020 in Germany. The result