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NSW’s electricity Check Up confirms challenges of transition

NSW’s Electricity Supply and Reliability Check Up report released last week confirms the massive challenge represented by the energy transition and the need for flexibility to get it right. It has effectively provided the NSW Government with a risk management strategy. Overall, the report contains a broad range of recommendations that form a generally pragmatic response to the hurdles that have emerged through the energy market transition to date.

BY Sarah McNamara Sep 14 2023

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Deep Dive: 2023 NSW Election Commitments

With the New South Wales state election less than two weeks away, the campaign is heating up. The Perrottet Government is seeking a fourth term in office with its self-described agenda to “Keep NSW Moving Forward.” In contrast, NSW Labor and its leader Chris Minns are promising a new direction and campaigning for a “Fresh Start for NSW”. We take a look at election commitments from the major parties and their implications for the energy industry.

BY Mitchell Cutting and Jemma Townson Mar 16 2023

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NSW Election - Direct Pitch to Industry - NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean MP

Ahead of the NSW Election, the Australian Energy Council put a number of industry's questions to NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean. You can read his pitch to you here.

BY Australian Energy Council Mar 16 2023

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NSW Election - Direct Pitch to Industry - NSW Shadow Minister for Energy & Climate Change Jihad Dib MP

Ahead of the NSW Election, the Australian Energy Council put a number of industry's questions to NSW Shadow Minister for Energy & Climate Change Jihad Dib MP. You can read his pitch to you here.

BY Australian Energy Council Mar 16 2023

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Alternative large-scale storage comes to Broken Hill

Grid-scale, longer duration storage remains an important element in the transition of our grid to more renewables. Pumped hydro is proven technology that continues to be developed in Australia, while the potential of future hydrogen systems gains attention, there is also renewed interest in a storage technology developed more than 50 years ago for large scale supply, but which has had limited development to date: compressed air energy storage (CAES).

BY Australian Energy Council Nov 03 2022

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NSW Clean Air Reforms: A delicate juggling act

The NSW EPA recently concluded its public consultation on reforms to the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation. The Draft Regulations propose new air emissions limits on industrial facilities, including electricity generation, stating that the health benefits will offset the ‘significant costs to industry’. While it's uncomfortable to critique reforms that promise health benefits, questions remain over what the benefits are and whether the risks to electricity affordability and reliability have been fully captured.

BY Rhys Thomas Jun 30 2022

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Energy challenges highlighted by white paper

The NSW Productivity Commission recently released a white paper, “Rebooting the economy”, which, amongst other things, has highlighted some of the challenges facing the energy sector.

BY Carl Kitchen Jun 10 2021

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NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap: A highway to hell?

On 9 November the NSW Government published its 'Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap'. Is it the path to the promised land – or a highway to hell?

BY Duncan MacKinnon & Ben Skinner Nov 19 2020

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Green paper sends carbon signal

Unlike the Federal Government’s recent energy-related announcements, the NSW Productivity Commission’s Green Paper appeared quietly. While it did not attract the same high-profile focus, it put forward recommendations that could impact on the energy landscape.

BY AEC Oct 08 2020

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How competitive is the NSW wholesale electricity market?

In its interim report last year, the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission raised concerns about the highly concentrated nature of the National Electricity Market.” As the final report is due to be released in July, we examine this claim with a detailed look at the NSW wholesale market

BY Matthew Warren Mar 27 2019

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Capacity factors: Understanding the misunderstood

With the current debate about the future of the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales, some media have focused on the plant’s capacity factor.

BY Carol Tran Dec 22 2017