Electricity
How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
- by Sue Williams
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Households play the electricity spot market to cut power bills
Customers are reaping rewards for riding the volatile wholesale market for electricity, but it comes with a bill shock warning.
- by Mike Foley
Three months to back up the grid as risk of summer blackouts ramps up
The grid operator found that delays to key energy projects could cause power outages during a summer heatwave on the eastern seaboard.
- by Mike Foley
The numbers behind Victoria’s big energy build
Victoria will consume 50 per cent more electricity in 10 years as it transitions away from fossil fuels. Here’s what it needs to add to the grid.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Renewables
‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’: The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms
Farmers are increasingly finding that hosting renewable projects not only provides guaranteed income, but can also offer agricultural benefits.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Earnings season
Origin shares tumble despite $1.4b profit on soaring electricity prices
Origin Energy has reported a 30 per cent rise in profit amid soaring earnings from its domestic power plants and retailing business, but shares have dived on a lower earnings target than expected.
- by Nick Toscano
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Renewables
Half an hour of power: Renewables’ record surge a sign of future supply
The energy regulator says renewables could dominate the electricity grid within the decade – if the grid gets the right upgrades.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Energy
Revealed: Sharpe signed off on rewrite that helped keep Eraring power station open
Just months before it announced the deal to extend the life of Eraring, the NSW government asked the electricity grid operator to undertake more conservative modelling.
- by Max Maddison
‘Nightmare scenario’: Ageing coal power is driving up electricity bills
Unplanned outages at three east coast coal power stations contributed to soaring wholesale electricity prices, one of the factors that drive up bills.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite
Electricity costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.
- by Nick Toscano
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Energy
States pump up ‘key technology’ to get households off gas
Australia’s eastern states are facing looming gas shortages, and home owners are set to be targeted to reduce their use.
- by Mike Foley
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