Citizen utilities: The emerging power paradigm

Green, Jemma; Newman, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.004

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“…Perth in particular showed this as the city grew rapidly in wealth over the past decade and 25% of households invested in roof-top solar photovoltaics (PV). This happened well beyond what would have been predicted based just on supply costs and household solar is now the largest power station in the grid [18]. Battery storage is now following the same trends [19] and analysis in Perth shows solar-storage systems enable over 90% gridfree electricity as well as producing more renewable energy to feed into the grid and generate income [18].…”

Section: Renewable Fuel Growthmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…This happened well beyond what would have been predicted based just on supply costs and household solar is now the largest power station in the grid [18]. Battery storage is now following the same trends [19] and analysis in Perth shows solar-storage systems enable over 90% gridfree electricity as well as producing more renewable energy to feed into the grid and generate income [18]. The technology of PV and batteries seems to fit into a niche for ordinary single residential householders [20]; recent demonstrations are showing similar heavy demand in medium density shared households that integrate PV and batteries using Citizen Utilities and blockchain software to enable peer to peer trading [21].…”

Section: Renewable Fuel Growthmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…There is evidence from Australia of a remarkably rapid adoption of roof top solar at a time when little investment in power was happening in the aftermath of abandoning the Australian carbon-pricing scheme [18]. Perth in particular showed this as the city grew rapidly in wealth over the past decade and 25% of households invested in roof-top solar photovoltaics (PV).…”

Section: Renewable Fuel Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The rise and rise of renewable cities

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2017

Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.

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Abstract. The decoupling of fossil fuels from growth in economic activity has been proceeding rapidly for most of the 21st century and is analysed globally in terms of structures and technologies for energy efficiency and for switching to renewable energy in the world's cities. This is leading to the decline of coal and oil. The evidence suggests that the changes are based on demand for the structures and technologies that are emerging, facilitating a disruptive process. The rise of renewable cities can therefore be expected to accelerate.

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Section: Renewable Fuel Growthmentioning

confidence: 92%

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The rise and rise of renewable cities

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2017

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“…In countries like Australia, where 80% of electricity is currently coal-fired, there will be lower greenhouse benefits though even here it would be less. However, the shift to renewable energy has accelerated with dramatic growth rates in roof top solar (Green & Newman, 2017;Newman, 2017a) and so the electric car revolution will eventually produce major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.…”

Section: Electric Vehiclesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The City of the Future

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Newman

2018

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Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require rapid decarbonisation of the world's electricity and transport systems. This must occur against a background of continuing urbanisation and the shift to the information economy. While replacement of fossil fuels in electricity generation is underway, urban transport is currently dominated by petrol and diesel-powered vehicles. The City of the Future will need to be built around a different transport and urban paradigm. This article argues that the new model will be a polycentric city linked by fast electric rail, with local access based on autonomous "community"-owned electric cars and buses supplemented by bicycles, electric bikes and scooters, with all electricity generated from renewables. Less space will be wasted on roads and parking, enabling higher accessibility yet more usable public open space. Building the cities of the future will require national governments to accelerate local initiatives through appropriate policy settings and strategic investment. The precise way in which individual cities move into the future will vary, and the article illustrates how the transformation could work for Australian cities, like Sydney, currently some of the most car dependent in the world, using new financial and city partnerships.

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“…1.5 million homes purchased roof top solar in 5 years without any real subsidies like feed-in tariffs and in Perth this reached 25% of households. The 550 MW produced is the largest power station in Western Australia and has led to the Minis- ter Energy saying growth will inevitably reach 70% of households by 2020 and the utilities will never again need to purchase a coal or gas-fired power station [18].…”

Section: Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%