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12 minute read
In the middle of a sunny day, rooftop solar could soon supply more energy than South Australia needs at that time of day. But when the sun goes down, this generation tails off, which is also when peak demand kicks in. Read more about the impact of rooftop solar on demand.
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5 minute read
Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and hydro do not generate energy all the time. Capacity factor is the percentage of actual output out of the total possible output of a generation asset – this will depend on how much the sun shines, the wind blows or hydro is activated.
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3 minute read
Light bulbs are small, so how much difference can a high efficiency light bulb really make? Well, when there are 45,000 lights, and still counting, installing high efficiency lights bulbs can make a massive difference.
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8 minute read
Our reliance on gas, coupled with high wholesale gas prices is prompting the questions, how did we get here? And what are some solutions that may place downward pressure on prices?
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5 minute read
Listen to Part 2 of our podcast series with Fiona Orton, Future Grid Manager at TransGrid and AGL’s Chief Economist, Tim Nelson as they talk about transmission and different generation technologies.
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6 minute read
AGL's Theo Comino recently gave a keynote presentation at the City of Sydney 'Towards Carbon Positive' event. View the presentation here.
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6 minute read
With ongoing debate about the National Energy Guarantee, there has been a bit of discussion about the merits of ‘demand response’. Demand response is a way to help reduce individual customer bills, improve reliability and reduce the average cost to supply electricity to all households and business.
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4 minute read
AGL’s Tim Nelson sat down with Fiona Orton, Future Grid Manager at TransGrid for our latest Podcast.
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5 minute read
Following our Financial Results, listen to our Chief Financial Officer, Brett Redman and our Chief Economist, Tim Nelson on how we’re investing in the future to put downward pressure on prices.
