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South Australia is the best equipped jurisdiction in the country to respond to climate change, with the state’s increasing reliance on solar and wind power likely to have the additional benefit of increasing jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by economist Ross Garnaut.
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Faced with the choice of replacing the ageing undersea electricity cable that powers Kangaroo Island or building a renewable grid on the island itself, mayor Peter Clements wants both. And he’s backing a radical ‘community ownership’ model from Denmark to help pay for it.
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SA Power Networks is offering new deals to local councils in a bid to capture more of the LED street lighting market.
The long-standing concept of a solar thermal power plant for Port Augusta can be realised without significant government funding, says former Liberal leader and businessman John Hewson.
The boss of oil and gas explorer Shell Australia claims the country’s insistence on burning coal for electricity is absurd.
Solar and wind energy generation soared in 2015 while hydro electricity dipped because of historically low rainfall in Tasmania.
