Dylan McConnell
@dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Researcher at University of NSW (..but also I live in Melbourne)
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The University of Melbourne is getting off X! (Via Faculty of Science Dean's Circular)
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The University of Melbourne is getting off X! (Via Faculty of Science Dean's Circular)
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🔌💡New AFR piece digs into record wind + solar curtailment across the NEM — featuring analysis from CEEM’s @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social www.afr.com/policy/energ...
For more on the complexities of curtailment (it's not all bad!), see Dylan’s previous explainer: theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
For more on the complexities of curtailment (it's not all bad!), see Dylan’s previous explainer: theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
Large-scale wind and solar wasting record amounts of power
Australia’s big wind and solar farms are generating more power than ever, but not all of it can be used, raising concerns about investment in renewables.
www.afr.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🔌💡New AFR piece digs into record wind + solar curtailment across the NEM — featuring analysis from CEEM’s @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social www.afr.com/policy/energ...
For more on the complexities of curtailment (it's not all bad!), see Dylan’s previous explainer: theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
For more on the complexities of curtailment (it's not all bad!), see Dylan’s previous explainer: theconversation.com/should-we-wo...
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... this is kind wrong / misleading - SWIS is going well, but SWIS doesn't equal WA! Lot's of offgrid, non-SWIS generation - and much of that is gas!
reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world's biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
... this is kind wrong / misleading - SWIS is going well, but SWIS doesn't equal WA! Lot's of offgrid, non-SWIS generation - and much of that is gas!
reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 229 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 229 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 229 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100% RE
Last 229 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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This is genuine
Jaw-droppingly, horrifyingly real
Jaw-droppingly, horrifyingly real
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 AM
This is genuine
Jaw-droppingly, horrifyingly real
Jaw-droppingly, horrifyingly real
Curtailment of VRE up considerably in 2025 - 7.2TWh, equivalent to approx half the annual electricity consumption of South Australia..
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www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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www.afr.com/policy/energ...
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Curtailment of VRE up considerably in 2025 - 7.2TWh, equivalent to approx half the annual electricity consumption of South Australia..
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www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
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Holy shit, this way beyond the pale.
archive.is/ngaMG
archive.is/ngaMG
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Holy shit, this way beyond the pale.
archive.is/ngaMG
archive.is/ngaMG
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BREAKING: I have just received this from the Adelaide Festival Board as a (former) Adelaide Writers Week participant. They have apologised to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, cancelled Writers’ Week, expressed regret and the remaining festival board members will now step down.
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
BREAKING: I have just received this from the Adelaide Festival Board as a (former) Adelaide Writers Week participant. They have apologised to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, cancelled Writers’ Week, expressed regret and the remaining festival board members will now step down.
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The 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week has officially been cancelled. Well done to the Board of the Festival and the Premier of South Australia for this devastating outcome.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week has officially been cancelled. Well done to the Board of the Festival and the Premier of South Australia for this devastating outcome.
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Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
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This is the account of the French Foreign Ministry
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the account of the French Foreign Ministry
Reminder: "Wind power is critical to the government’s plans to have 82 per cent renewable energy in the grid by the end of the decade..."
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Huge boost for wind and solar funding to quicken renewables rollout
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation says its support for wind and solar projects will be critical as Labor looks to speed up the renewables rollout.
www.afr.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Reminder: "Wind power is critical to the government’s plans to have 82 per cent renewable energy in the grid by the end of the decade..."
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
PSA: @readingsbooks.bsky.social is offering a 10% discount for recent books of authors who have chosen to withdraw from the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week:
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
PSA: @readingsbooks.bsky.social is offering a 10% discount for recent books of authors who have chosen to withdraw from the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week:
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
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Just re-doing because Sarah Ferguson is also out. And when "What is wrong with this picture? Nothing" is out they might as well switch off the lights. Gives cover to the other ABC talking heads who have yet to do anything. Makes it abundantly clear the mainstream view is against the board decision
January 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Just re-doing because Sarah Ferguson is also out. And when "What is wrong with this picture? Nothing" is out they might as well switch off the lights. Gives cover to the other ABC talking heads who have yet to do anything. Makes it abundantly clear the mainstream view is against the board decision
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This headline is blatant misinformation. One guy quit because of Adler’s “anti-Zionist” program and zero people noticed or cared. The Board then acted against Adler and Randa, the whole festival collapsed and 4 board members quit rather than fix the mess they made. This upheaval is solely theirs.
January 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This headline is blatant misinformation. One guy quit because of Adler’s “anti-Zionist” program and zero people noticed or cared. The Board then acted against Adler and Randa, the whole festival collapsed and 4 board members quit rather than fix the mess they made. This upheaval is solely theirs.
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
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The last 3 days (Jan 7-9) have all had extreme electricity demand on Australia's NEM.
When you include demand met by rooftop solar, they rank as #1, #4 & #2 all-time respectively.
Thankfully wind & solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days.
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When you include demand met by rooftop solar, they rank as #1, #4 & #2 all-time respectively.
Thankfully wind & solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The last 3 days (Jan 7-9) have all had extreme electricity demand on Australia's NEM.
When you include demand met by rooftop solar, they rank as #1, #4 & #2 all-time respectively.
Thankfully wind & solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days.
/1
When you include demand met by rooftop solar, they rank as #1, #4 & #2 all-time respectively.
Thankfully wind & solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days.
/1
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Not apocalyptic looking at all
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Not apocalyptic looking at all
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Unfortunately for Malinauskas, the internet remembers. Instagram user beccilove dug out this quote from a few years ago.
January 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Unfortunately for Malinauskas, the internet remembers. Instagram user beccilove dug out this quote from a few years ago.
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The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...