{"id":34562,"date":"2016-08-12T19:03:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=34562"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:31:12","slug":"sa-gas-generators-game-energy-market-for-40-60m-windfall-profit-says-takvera-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/sa-gas-generators-game-energy-market-for-40-60m-windfall-profit-says-takvera-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"SA gas generators game energy market for $40\u201360m windfall profit says @takvera #renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_34563\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160812-DylanMcConnell-windsofchange-Feature.jpg?resize=800%2C400\" alt=\"Dylan McConnell explaining the problems with South Australian energy generation and market\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160812-DylanMcConnell-windsofchange-Feature.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160812-DylanMcConnell-windsofchange-Feature.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160812-DylanMcConnell-windsofchange-Feature.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160812-DylanMcConnell-windsofchange-Feature.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dylan McConnell explaining the problems with South Australian energy generation and market<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Renewables generation in South Australia has been under heat in some sections of the media (See Judith Sloan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/opinion\/columnists\/judith-sloan\/energy-price-reveals-folly-of-renewables\/news-story\/8a18dd4b193039ec6b6138e682192e55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy price reveals folly of renewables<\/a> in <em>The Australian<\/em>) for a spike in wholesale energy prices in June 2016, but a new detailed academic analysis reveals the spike in wholesale prices was due to high gas prices caused by exporters needing to fill export contracts and gas generators gaming the market.<\/p>\n<p>More moderate and knowledgeable commentators like Associate Professor Hugh Saddler at <em>The Conversation<\/em> highlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/south-australias-electricity-price-woes-are-more-due-to-gas-than-wind-62824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Australia\u2019s electricity price woes are more due to gas than wind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I followed the discussion at a seminar in Melbourne today by Energy researcher Dylan McConnell that explained his latest research and report on the South Australian energy market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"storify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/storify.com\/takvera\/sa-gas-generators-game-the-energy-market\/embed?header=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><script src=\"\/\/storify.com\/takvera\/sa-gas-generators-game-the-energy-market.js?header=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Lead Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prrsimons\/status\/763964366769094656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Simons\/Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renewables generation in South Australia has been under heat in some sections of the media (See Judith Sloan Energy price reveals folly of renewables in 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