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Wholesale power prices surged in the last three months of 2024.

Power prices surge as coal and clean energy supply falters

Wholesale energy prices hit new highs months before the federal election, further intensifying the cost-of-living clash between Labor and the Coalition.

  • Mike Foley

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Large-scale renewable energy and rooftop solar panels pushed wholesale power prices below $0 more often than ever for this time of the year.

Green energy surge cuts east-coast power costs from record highs

Significant growth in clean energy output and the impact of emergency fossil fuel price caps are continuing to drive down wholesale power costs.

  • Nick Toscano
Premier Daniel Andrews.

Power play: Can the Andrews government make the all-new SEC work?

If you believe the government, the publicly owned renewable energy generator will drive down prices and create tens of thousands of jobs. But how?

  • Josh Gordon and Royce Millar
Rebeca Caro was hospitalised after her ex-partner tracked her down with a utility bill.

‘How did you find me?’: New rules to protect domestic violence victims

Rebeca Carro meticulously designed her escape plan when she left her violent partner for the final time. But there was one thing she overlooked.

  • Harriet Alexander
Soaring fossil fuel prices, coal plant breakdowns and higher gas-fired generation drove record east coast power prices in the June quarter.

Average electricity price tripled to an all-time high last quarter

The June quarter - one of the “most complex and challenging periods” for the national electricity market - saw wholesale power prices soar.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Households will be drawn to cheaper, greener ways to cook their food and heat their water.

Gas shortage fears ease with new terminal coming online

The risk of near-term gas shortages in south-eastern Australia has eased, with a new import terminal expected to counter the effect of a faster-than-expected decline in ageing Bass Strait fields, Australian Energy Market Operator said in its annual forecast.

  • Peter Hannam
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Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the gas industry has had time to build new capacity and it has not done so.

'Time to get on with it': Taylor stares down gas industry complaints

A new gas-fired power station will go ahead under federal government plans to stare down industry complaints, with Snowy Hydro declaring it is ready to build it.

  • David Crowe
The power grid will increasingly by based on renewable energy, the main market operator says.

New grid report forecasts rapid transition away from coal-fired power

Renewable energy will supply as much as 90 per cent of the power for Australia's main energy grid by 2035 provided critical transmission lines and other investments topping $100 billion take place.

  • Peter Hannam
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Australia's summer of extremes pushed grid to the limit, AEMO says

Australia's energy operator says the electricity grid barely made it through last summer's extreme temperatures and bushfires without major outages.

  • Peter Hannam
Power lines transmitting electricity from Origin's Mortlake gas power station.

Victorian gas plant delays deepen fears of summer blackouts

Victoria's largest gas power generator won't be back online until the end of December, escalating concerns about blackouts.

  • Nick Toscano and Benjamin Preiss

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