Electricity
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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Regulator approves higher electricity charges in Queensland
Homes across Queensland will pay more in their electricity bills to maintain power lines after the state’s network operators were cleared to raise the maximum revenue they can recoup.
- Nick Toscano
- Analysis
- Power outage
Did renewables cause 60 million people to lose power?
Power had not yet been restored to 60 million people in Spain and Portugal when a culture war over the cause of this week’s blackout began.
- Nick O'Malley
- Updated
- Power outage
Spain’s power supply almost fully restored after one of Europe’s most severe blackouts
The unprecedented blackout halted trains, cut phone services and shut down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
- Renata Brito and Barry Hatton
How useful are portable battery power stations for the home?
Similar to mains power you can take with you, and able to be topped up by solar, battery stations are a new option when it comes to camping power or household back-up.
- Tim Biggs
- Analysis
- Australia votes
Where Albanese and Dutton stand on the eight key issues in this election
New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Battery ‘bill buster’ for millions of households, but renters and cash-strapped may miss out
The Albanese government has made an election pitch to slash power bills and accelerate the grid’s shift to cleaner sources of energy.
- Nick Toscano
Labor to subsidise home batteries up to $4000 for households
The prime minister is doubling down on his clean energy ambitions in response to criticisms of soaring power bills.
- Mike Foley
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Labor takes power bill election fight in-house with help to buy home batteries
Households are set to gain federal help to cut their energy bills under a government plan to make it easier for them to buy home batteries.
- Paul Sakkal and David Crowe
Australians to get $150 energy bill relief as Albanese seeks to mask price hike pain
With power prices set to rise by as much as $200 a year, the Albanese government’s latest cost-of-living pledge comes as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton seeks to remind voters that Labor has failed to bring prices down.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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