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This Month
Victoria’s gas giants fight over access to key pipeline into Melbourne
Viva Energy needs the infrastructure to import LNG into the state, but existing producers and storage businesses say there is no room for any new entrants.
AGL raises bet on after-dark solar with SA acquisition
The innovative project to be built on the Eyre Peninsula will make solar power available after the sun sets, but will require government support.
AGL buys Tesla home battery network in community power push
The acquisition of thousands of batteries and solar panels in South Australia takes AGL closer to its growth target in distributed energy assets.
June
Net promoter scores are controversial. Why do firms use them?
From “strategic” to “service” and “journey” NPS, companies are finding new and inventive ways of giving them the numbers they – and their executives – want.
$25m a year on red tape is driving up power prices: AGL
The boss of the country’s largest energy retailer says excessive red tape is contributing to the hefty price hikes that Chris Bowen blames on high retail costs.
AGL Energy brings in bankers to sell stake in Tilt Renewables
AGL Energy is selling its 20 per cent stake the green energy developer it has built over the past decade with QIC and Future Fund.
A battle is on to own pole-mounted EV chargers – and make users pay
Rollout of chargers could be accelerated by networks, but charging companies warn all electricity users and non-EV drivers will pay the price.
May
AGL-backed smart energy platform buys Beige to fuel growth
UK tech platform Kaluza, which manages energy supply and billing, has bought Melbourne-based Beige Technologies to broaden its commercial offering.
Can Labor turn a big win into a green energy reality?
Clean energy advocates hope Labor can use the policy seeds planted in its first term to deliver its energy transition agenda. The reality will be much harder.
Renewables lobby leaderless after long-serving boss quits
Australia’s top industry advocate has stepped down less than a week after an election he called a “referendum on renewable energy”.
April
Why weekends are so important to the CEO of this $7b company
Throughout his career, AGL chief Damien Nicks has deliberately shut off from work on a Friday so he can start the following week fresh.
March
Forrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions
Evidence provided by the ASX-listed miner’s executives to a US court suggests John Hartman was deeply involved in plans to move into the US energy market.
Renewables logjam hits NSW transmission grid
A disconnect between federal and NSW tender processes for new renewable energy projects has left a wind project controlled by billionaire Andrew Forrest stranded.
February
Cannon-Brookes injuncts employee who allegedly took secret information
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is seeking to injunct the company secretary of his private companies who was allegedly taking confidential information.
Rio says ‘extremely expensive’ power could seal Tomago fate in 2029
The mining giant says the aluminium smelter will not be viable beyond 2028 based on quotes it has received for an extension of its power contract beyond then.
What we learnt: Donald who? AGL’s $1b battery bet and love for EVs get thumbs up
AGL still loves electric vehicles, Suncorp’s profit jump might be too big for its own good, and is CBA’s balance sheet beyond reproach?
AGL prepares a big battery bet to capitalise on energy volatility
The electricity and gas utility says returns are rising on storage projects as it prepares to tick off an estimated $1.5 billion spending plan over 18 months.
January
DeepSeek dents outlook for AI-fuelled power boom
NextDC’s CEO says data centre power use will not fall after US energy stocks were smashed by expectations DeepSeek will pierce AI-fuelled electricity demand.
December 2024
Power findings show ‘failure of privatisation’: SA energy minister
Minister Tom Koutsantonis says the behaviour of large power generators reported by the Australian Energy Regulator is “extremely concerning”.
November 2024
Turbines quieter than a fridge: The NSW rules to fix renewables delays
The new guidelines should cut approval times for large new wind farms in NSW that had blown out to almost a decade.