Tag: NEM

Wind Farms Becalmed

AEMO slashes forecasts for wind farms as falling costs fuel solar and batteries By Daniel Mercer, ABC Energy Reporter 10th December, 2025 Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/aemo-isp-slashes-wind-forecasts-as-solar-batteries-rise Not a single wind farm has begun construction in Australia in 2025. (ABC News: Nathan Morris) The body that runs Australia's biggest power market has scaled back its plans for high-voltage power lines … Continue reading Wind Farms Becalmed →

Electricity Wasted, No Demand

We have more renewable energy than ever before. Why are we switching it off? 9th November, 2025 By Daniel Mercer, Alex Lim, ABC Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/renewable-energy-spilled-as-generation-outgrows-demand-/105929716 On a bright, breezy afternoon in Western Australia’s agricultural south-west, something seems amiss. The wind is blowing, but in the distance, giant wind turbines — each capable of powering thousands … Continue reading Electricity Wasted, No Demand →

$1.5m for Spinifex Offshore Wind

Vic offshore wind farm project gets $1.5m 5th October, 2022 Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic-offshore-wind-farm-project-163132487.html An offshore wind farm project off the coast of Portland in Victoria will get $1.5 million in funding to explore whether it could be commercially viable. Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Alinta Energy, will examine whether the … Continue reading $1.5m for Spinifex Offshore Wind →

More Than $10B Spent On Renewables

More than $10B spent on renewables a ‘huge albatross around the neck’ of Australia 23rd August, 2020, Dr Alan Moran on Sky News Source: https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6183754851001 On average, Australia is spending $13 billion trying to get rid of coal and trying to interject renewable energy in the electricity market, according to economist Alan Moran. The Australian … Continue reading More Than $10B Spent On Renewables →

AEMO Report~ Solar Surge; SA At Risk Of Major Blackouts.

'Household solar panel systems could be turned on and off under State Government instructions in a bid to avert statewide blackouts predicted as early as this spring, a new report shows.

The unprecedented move is being triggered by concerns from the national energy market operator that South Australia’s world-leading take-up of solar panels is making the grid unstable'.-Matt Smith, The Advertiser.