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This block in Surry Hills will become a future substation.

This inner-city concrete ‘wasteland’ could be Sydney’s next beer garden

This $50 million concrete pit is an unused eyesore, waiting for a substation that won’t be built for years. It could be a place to party.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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Power bills are set to rise on July 1 and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is promising reforms to reign them in.

NSW could start getting a better deal on power prices, but not in time to stop July 1 pain

Victorians have copped less electricity price pain than people in other states. There’s now a plan to take those lessons to other states.

  • Mike Foley
An unexpected power outage hit th Yallourn coal plant this week

Old king coal is spluttering as power plants age out of usefulness

Fossil fuels are still the dominant source of electricity, but the owners of coal plants are increasingly unlikely to spend money to make them reliable.

  • Mike Foley
Then-premier Steven Miles (centre) at the Stanwell power station during last year’s election campaign.

Labor wants power rebates kept as price increase looms

Treasurer David Janetzki has confirmed the Miles government’s $1000 electricity rebates will be scrapped in his first budget later this month.

  • Cameron Atfield
Australians will be paying more for energy and internet bills come July.

Brace yourself: Energy, internet and insurance price rises are coming

Telstra customers are set to experience their third price increase in 12 months.

  • Jessica Yun and Frances Howe
So, could installing solar panels now be the answer to alleviating future power bill pain?

‘Betrayal’: NSW to cut battery subsidies as federal scheme kicks in

A key consumer group has come out swinging against the NSW government’s plans to axe its incentive to install a home solar battery from July and redirect funds to household “virtual power plants” to stabilise the grid.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Premier Jacinta Allan and minister Lily D’Ambrosio view the SEC’s Big Battery in Plumpton last year.

State-run energy is about to power Victoria. But will it reduce our power bills?

The state government has also confirmed the SEC will begin selling electricity to commercial and industrial businesses later this year.

  • Daniella White
Power prices

Higher power bills to kick in from July

Price caps for the hardest-hit electricity regions will spike 9.7 per cent for the coming 12 months.

  • Mike Foley
The Essential Services Commission wants to crack down on retailers keeping Victorians on more expensive power contracts.

Power bills could be cut by up to $730 a year under proposed laws

The so-called ‘loyalty tax’ would go, meaning cheaper power even for those who don’t change providers or shop around.

  • Kieran Rooney
Hostility from local communities to offshore wind farms is threatening the government’s renewable energy ambitions.

Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall

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