The South Australian chamber of mines and energy secured a renewable energy deal that will save its members 20-50% on their power bills. And consumers are starting to see a welcome, albeit modest, retreat in power prices. His plan to set a cap on energy prices was soundly rejected by his states colleagues in a particularly angry Coag meeting. Energy market analysts SunWiz estimate that 25,000 households installed small-scale battery systems in 2018, collectively matching the combined capacity of the country’s grid-scale megabatteries. MPs valuing survival might want to heed the advice of energy thinker Michael Liebreich: “Face the direction of travel!”• Simon Holmes à Court is senior adviser to the Climate and Energy College at Melbourne University

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2018 23:00 UTC