Energy storage
Millions fewer Australians to drive electric cars or have rooftop solar under Dutton’s vision
Dutton’s $331 billion plan hinges on running coal plants for potentially decades longer than current forecasts and building the first nuclear plant by 2037.
- by Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
Latest
Big BESS: State’s largest power bank to be built in WA’s South West
A $400 million Battery Energy Storage System will use lithium-ion battery technology to support the WA power grid through wind and solar energy.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Your solar panel payments are running out – can you get paid to install a battery?
The sun is shining so brightly on the energy grid that household batteries must become the new frontier of power bill savings.
- by Mike Foley
Exclusive
Paris Agreement
NSW is set to miss all emissions targets until 2050. Here’s why
A report shows the state is not on track to meet its net zero target or interim reduction goals.
- by Nick O'Malley
Cannon-Brookes’ record-breaking solar farm plan gets Plibersek’s tick
The project to build Australia’s largest solar farm has been approved after collapsing last year due to a rift between billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest.
- by Mike Foley
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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
Should Australia house a giant vacuum cleaner to suck carbon from the sky?
Removing carbon from the atmosphere to save us from climate change is a controversial notion, but faith is growing in some new technologies.
- by Nick O'Malley
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Nuclear debate is getting heated, but whose energy plan stacks up?
Will the government’s renewables plan cost $1 trillion? Is nuclear energy cheaper? Can a reactor be up and running by 2037? We answer the nuclear debate’s biggest questions.
- by Mike Foley
Exclusive
Political leadership
Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap
The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.
- by James Massola
The tale of two households: Behind the new grid charges for excess solar
Australia has the highest rooftop solar penetration in the world, which brings both opportunities for decarbonisation and challenges for the grid.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Nearly a million NSW households face new charges for solar exports
Regional electricity distributors Essential Energy and Endeavour Energy joined Ausgrid in announcing charges for solar customers exporting too much energy in the middle of the day.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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