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Tag Archives: Smart Energy
Gas death spiral will not help power utilities
Expected saving, on annual cost of energy, is as much as 99%(!!) by retrofit of new inverter technology, reverse cycle, split systems, to replace gas central heating and evaporative water cooling. It’s possible that 99% is an exaggeration but numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, Energy markets, Industries, INFRASTRUCTURE, Resources and Energy, Smart Energy
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Take 2 – Contemplating options for energy future
Much excitement about energy future revolves around batteries, to store excess PV solar power, now that low Feed in Tariffs make export to grid a rip-off. Recent news is that such a battery system, complete, installed, is still priced at USD700 perkWh or … Continue reading
The solution to Barnett’s unfair fixed charges
Here’s a good pice of analysis for how electricity billing could work, fairly and avoiding panic manoeuvres, by WA’s Barnett and other State Premiers to penalise households with solarPV. >readmore> ClimateSpectator
Power demand drop, coal out, renewables in
Despite current loud rantings by the opposition, saying that Carbon Tax has done nothing to reduce emissions, here’s a report, based on latest NEM data, to show a decrease of more than 6% in last 12 months. Brown coal power … Continue reading
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