Title :
Photovoltaics in Australia: Time for a Rethink [In My View]
Author :
MacGill, Iain ; Bruce, Anna
Author_Institution :
University of New South Wales, Australia
Abstract :
Reports on plans in Australia to expand solar power generation. The capacity of Installed photovoltaics (PVs) in Australia has expanded from around 50 MW to 4 GW over the past five years, an 80-fold increase. This has been driven by a perfect storm (or perhaps perfect rainbow) of rising retail electricity prices, falling global PV module prices, a strong Australian dollar, and federal and state government support.
Keywords :
Australia; Electricity supply industry; Government policies; Photovoltaic systems; Power distribution planning; Power markets; Power system economics; Solar power generation;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2014.2380575
