Carbon prices, institutions, technology and electricity generation firms in two Australian states

The cost-effectiveness of household photovoltaic systems in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Australia: Linking subsidies with emission reductions

“…average between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm, when (in Australia in 2012) 38% of marginal generation was gas-fired [50]. Gas-fired generation emissions averaged 0.60 t CO 2 e/MW h, in comparison with coal-fired generation at 1.02 t CO 2 e/MW h [59][60][61]. Gas and coalfired generation together produced an overall weighted average of 0.86 t CO 2 e/MW h. Hence in broad terms in Australia, GHG reductions of 0.86 t CO 2 e occur for each MW h of reduced electricity consumption.…”

Comparative costs of electricity generation technologies in Australia considering carbon pricing, Government's subsidisation, and intermittent renewable integration costs

“…One focuses on establishing cost and performance database for a wide range of conventional and renewable generating technologies that applicable for each technology category considered in isolation such as [1,2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7,8] while the others utilise these datasets to predict costs of generation technology mix that could be deployed for specific demand scenarios in Australia up to 2030-2040 such as [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]. Although these studies are quite comprehensive and useful in covering the costs of generating electricity from a wide range of traditional and renewable technologies, a few critical limitations of these studies could be identified and improved.…”