Capacity Investment Scheme locked in
Last week, both houses of the Commonwealth Parliament passed the Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which legislates targets of least 23 gigawatts of renewable generation...
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Legislation Update
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ARENA Regional Microgrids Program – is your project eligible for funding?
In this article we discuss the ARENA Regional Microgrids Program, designed to offer funding to support the development and deployment of renewable energy microgrids in regional Australia.
Legislation Update
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations
The first of several sets of regulations that underpin offshore electricity development in Australia has recently been released. These are: The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022 (OEI Regulations) made pursuant to the Offshore
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Energy and Water Ombudsman – deemed membership of electricity on-suppliers, does it impact you and what will it cost?
Are you automatically deemed to be a member of the Energy and Water Ombudsman? You are a member of the Energy and Water Ombudsman if you: on-supply electricity to residential customers pursuant to a retail authorisation or individual exemption;
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Changes to the Network and Retail Exemption Guidelines: How will your electricity on-supply arrangements be impacted?
If you are an electricity on-supplier in Queensland, then the Electricity Network Service Provider – Registration Exemption Guideline (Network Exemption Guideline) and the AER (Retail) Exempt Selling Guideline (Retail Exemption Guideline) regulate
Legislation Update
Ten million reasons to ensure compliance with your electricity on-supply exemption conditions
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has often been criticised as being a “toothless tiger” when it comes to enforcement. Recent changes to the penalties and enforcement regime applicable to electricity on-suppliers in Queensland provide the AE
Legislation Update
Imminent changes for electricity on-suppliers: Are you required to become a member of Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland?
Earlier this year the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Qld) was passed. This Act implemented amendments to the Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 (Qld) (EWO Act) to facilitate the expansion of the jurisdiction o
Factsheet
How does hydro storage work?
Renewable energy generation does not always meet demand. This is because consumers may wish to use energy when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Hydroelectric storage can be used to balance this generation and demand problem. H
Factsheet
How do batteries store energy?
Renewable energy generation does not always meet demand. This is for the simple reason that consumers may wish to use energy when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Batteries can be used to balance this generation and demand problem
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New Marginal Loss Factors mean renewables will earn less than non-renewables
Today the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) published its Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) for the 2019/2020 financial year. The result is that for the same amount of electricity generation most renewable generators will earn less than most non-ren