With parts of Western Sydney set to reach 39C, households have been warned against leaving lights on or running air-conditioners too low. But there’s a particular danger time that has electricity providers most concerned.
A global mining company’s CEO says its Australian energy bills are at least twice as much as what it pays in the US, Canada, China and India. See what that means for Australia.
The government says an area equal to a third of an entire Aussie state must be earmarked for renewables projects, but critics are sceptical and warn of the consequences.
British economist Andrew Hauser has been brought in to change the RBA’s culture. Here he reveals how he plans to do it – and that he was once knocked out by a boomerang. See the video.
Aussies have criticised Labor’s plan to convert Australia to mainly wind and solar power, which will cost half a trillion dollars more than what Anthony Albanese has been saying. Have your say.
Businessman David Nunn will address a Labor-stacked inquiry to voice his concern that regional communities will become “ghost towns” if coal power plants aren’t replaced with nuclear.
A federal government-owned energy company increased the pay to its CEO amid a cost of living crisis, as a survey shows how little Australians now trust their energy companies.
MPs pushing for climate change action have bought investment properties in coastal communities that would be devastated by dramatic sea level rises. See who’s on the list.
In an extraordinary move, the energy regulator has changed a major report to remove a warning that household electricity and gas bill debts are escalating even more than it anticipated.
Power company Transgrid has been accused of being “in breach of their contract” to supply power to Broken Hill residents — and could cop a multi million-dollar fine for it.
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