There are calls from the backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of coal. But do those calls make economic sense? A look at Queensland’s energy landscape suggests not.
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What a year it’s been for fans of energy politics. And 12 months after the blackout, the policy heat is still being generated.
A new report predicts a boom in household solar and batteries as Australia’s electricity networks move to a more sustainable footing, with some states poised for a 500% boost in rooftop solar.
South Australia has unveiled its keenly awaited energy plan, featuring battery storage, a state-owned gas power station, and a thumb of the nose to the federal electricity rules.
South Australia is investing $550 million in a plan to improve the reliability of its electricity. But the side-effect is that the National Electricity Market will now be even harder to run.
Without help, lower-income people could miss out on the clean energy revolution – hence the arrival of community projects aiming to boost access to solar panels, batteries and other green technology.
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Director, Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership & Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, College of Business, Zayed University
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University
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Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Director of Energy Lancaster and Professor of Physical Chemistry, Lancaster University
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Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO
