RaymondPierreL3First day today that I’ve purchased electricity from the grid since February. Looking forward to some sunlight tomorrow to recharge the battery. Winter is the real test for the PV/Btty set up, Eagerly wating for the data to come in for analysis.
How about this little gem:
“In short:
Electricity retailers have issued notices of rate increases to customers, despite the default offer falling in many markets.
A comparison service says some retailers appear to be raising their cheapest prices to claw back profit.
What's next?
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has asked the regulator to investigate whether the price hikes and how they have been communicated to customers breach rules.” (Source ABCNews)
News for you #ChrisBowen… if the rules aren’t breached and #GreedFlation is evidenced, Change The Fucking Rules! That’s what you’re in govt for after all. Sheezzz.
Jean-Jacques Birgé
As a famous comedy TV star in decades gone by was often heard to say: ‘Surprise, surprise, surprise.’ (I did watch Gomer Pyle but I wasn’t a fan, if that makes sense - but I digress)
“Report warns AI data centre boom threatens Australia's energy transition.” Who missed this? It has been the talk everywhere and US-side is now dealing with their own #DataCentre issues.
If it wasn’t enough for the #GenAISlop peddlers to hoover up the internet without so much as a thank you to creators of the content, digitising (mostly) library books (Libraries close and #TechBros give you access to the books — For A Fee) and flooding the digital world with regurgitated and confabulated information. These same #LibertarianTechHeads now want our water and energy to run their insane harware platforms. For what? More #Chatbots? More #CrapCoding. More #FakeImages? More #FascistPropaganda?
#NEM #Greenpeace #AusPol #TransitionToRenewables #ClimateChange #WaterResources #EnergyResources #GenAISlop #Oligopoly #TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires
In his paper, @johnquiggin proposes a carve up of the NEM based on the following principles:
“Markets are used where they add value, regulation is tightened where monopoly persists, and public ownership is deployed selectively where it lowers costs, improves accountability, and reduces systemic risk.”
It is a well argued position and given current emphasis on the on-going electrification required for climate actions, it make perfect sense. A long read (as papers generally are) but written in a way to be accessible to the public and form the basis for a rigourous public discourse. One which must be had if we are to relieve the cost of living and meet our 2050 targets.
I commend this paper to you all.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P2004-Beyond-Patchwork-Reform-Web.pdf
#AEMO #NEM #PublicOwnership #PrivateOwnership #EnergyMarkets #EnergyTransmission #RetailEnergyMarket
You can read John Quiggin’s full report here (long read), if electricity supply is you bag, this is a must read.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P2004-Beyond-Patchwork-Reform-Web.pdf
S.v. N.SönmezTürkiye’nin bu hafta bazı bölgesinde sıcaklık mevsim normallerinin üzerinde seyredecek. 1. ve 2. bölge 35-37°C gibi yüksek sıcaklıklar bekleniyor. Nem oranları düşük ve açık gökyüzü uzun süre kalacak.
Zilahu
Sander Turnhout🔻🍉🌳🌱🍄🦟🐈⬛🍓🔥Vrijwilligers die meetellen in het #netwerkecologischemonitoring #NEM signaleerde de achteruitgang al vroeg en onderzoek van @[email protected] en Universiteit Gent bracht de oorzaken in beeld.
Maddogeco