The Weekly Dispatch: Driving change

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The CEC published Clean Energy Australia 2024. The report notes record financial commitments for storage in 2023 but finds that utility-scale renewables are being deployed at about half the required rate to meet targets.
  2. The Electric Vehicle Council has released a 2023 EV Industry recap. Government incentives helped drive EV sales to nearly 100k in Australia in 2023 representing 8% of new car sales.
  3. The AEMC has published a draft rule to speed up the R1 connections process. The Commission has also published a consult paper on a proposed rule change on interconnector cost allocation.
  4. Podcast of the week: An interview with ERCOT’s CEO on a number of topics (including transcript).
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