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Electricity costs have climbed again along Australia’s eastern seaboard as cold winter weather coincided with a wind power drought.

Wind slump pushes power prices to highest level in recent years

As households turn up their heaters, a lack of windy days is driving a greater use of fossil fuels and higher winter power prices.

  • Nick Toscano

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Eastwood apartment owners Caroline and Graeme Edwards

Home batteries for renters? A solution could be coming soon

Electricity retailers say they could plug a gap in the clean energy shift and balance rewards for renters and home owners.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Some of the state’s most vulnerable people were overcharged on their Synergy bills.

Synergy overcharges WA Centrelink customers by $2.3 million

Synergy has been forced to repay the money and apologise after the overcharges to some of WA’s most vulnerable people were reported to the utility watchdog.

  • Hamish Hastie
Home batteries.

Sick of power bills? What you need to know before buying a home battery

Battery sales are booming as buyers seek to slash power bills. But without learning the key facts, they risk squandering thousands of dollars.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Former ACCC chair Rod Sims says the government has a role to play in Australia’s transition to net zero.

We should be paying more for our energy. Here’s why

What if I told you that you’re already paying more than the amount you see on your bill?

  • Millie Muroi
5/07/2025 Allan Lancaster pictured with Haidyn Boothey from 1KOMMA5° at his home in Truganina where he’s having a solar battery installed. Photo: Aaron Francis / The Age NEWS

Battery boom: Australians charge into next phase of solar revolution

A national rebate scheme for solar households has kicked off, but experts have urged battery customers to think before they buy.

  • Mike Foley
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The state government has cut back energy rebates.

The NSW families who have just had a $65 hit to their electricity bills

The NSW government has quietly reduced energy rebates for low-income families, seniors and those with medical conditions.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Some July 1 changes will see happier hip pockets, while others won’t. It depends on what stage of life you’re in, and where you live.

All the changes coming into effect from today – and it is not all good news

Who won when the clock struck midnight? It depends on what stage of life you’re in … and where you live.

  • Bronte Gossling
Iran’s parliament has voted to block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has vowed to choke global shipping. That could push petrol to $2.50 a litre

The Iranian parliament has voted to halt shipping through one of the world’s key energy choke points, risking retaliation from the US.

  • Mike Foley and Frances Howe
Electricity retailers would be willing to pay more for household solar fed into the grid if the time is right.

Got a solar battery? Why this next step could work for you

If having a battery without joining a virtual power plant is like having your money under the mattress, a VPP is like an interest-bearing savings account or even investing in shares.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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