AGL sweetens EV offering as demand accelerates
AGL Energy will offer customers who own an electric vehicle cheaper overnight charging, as it hopes to tap into the growing market.
AGL Energy will offer customers who own an electric vehicle cheaper overnight charging, as it hopes to tap into the growing market.
AGL Energy has dropped membership of two lobby groups, including a major fossil fuel advocate, as the power giant reworks its image to hit ambitious green goals this decade.
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes did not mince his words when asked about Australia’s largest energy company.
Mike Cannon-Brookes has hit out at the energy company he has invested $700m in, describing it as ‘one of the most toxic companies on the planet’.
Bourse sees small weekly gain. Star rockets on NSW tax deal. Iron ore flat amid Chinese property woes. Dollar set for a fourth weekly loss. Cettire CEO’s $100m selldown.
AGL Energy believes power prices will remain at high levels over the next two years as the industry grapples with a shift to renewables.
Lake Resources rockets ahead of key address. Downer dumped after FY23 loss. Boral sees strong turnaround. Ansell faces class action. Cettire rallies on demand outlook.
With AGL Energy’s share price on a tear of late, could Mike Cannon Brookes be about to sell down his stake in AGL Energy?
Sentiment turns after Fitch cuts US credit rating. Dollar slides to two-month low. Macquarie flags AGL challenges. Woolworths faces 1000 criminal charges over unpaid leave.
Bourse ends Friday lower as investors dump tech stocks. Newcrest dives after Newmont’s profit miss. Coronado reaffirms guidance. Mineral Resources hammered on broker cut.
Electricity prices rose after AGL shut down NSW’s Liddell coal power station in April, exacerbating fears over a jump in household bills as the fossil fuel exits the power grid.
The charge against AGL for failing to follow orders and deliver market stability is the latest enforcement action by the regulator amid mounting public anger.
Bourse also ends the week and quarter slightly higher. Downer jumps on $4.6bn rail contract. Link dives on HESTA loss. Bubs drops after China axing.
Mike Cannon-Brookes Ventures Grok remains AGL’s largest shareholder but he now owns 10.41 per cent of the energy company.
The bourse’s best winning streak since April has ended. Rex dives after earnings downgrade. TPG falls following Telstra deal rejection. CBA drops refinance threshold.
The road to becoming a green energy giant will also require the 186-year-old company to undertake its own mammoth transformation.
AGL, under pressure to fund a $20bn green energy transition without damaging its balance sheet, has posted a significant turnaround from its sour first-half result.
Energy giant AGL has forecast a huge increase in profits, while households are grappling with power costs which will jump by hundreds of dollars this year.
Westpac forecasts ‘insipid growth’, cash rate peak of 4.6pc. AGL to more than double profit in FY24. Bank of Japan holds rates steady. Mineral Resources makes gas discovery.
The deal will incentivise AGL customers to use BP pulse’s charging infrastructure, as the duo look to capitalise on soaring demand for zero emission cars.
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