Coal
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
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Opinion
World markets
The Republicans declare war on multibillion-dollar Wall Street giants
Things are heating up, even before Donald Trump returns to the White House and the Republicans take control of Congress.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Weather
Sydney risks blackouts as heat soars and coal power plants falter
Sydneysiders have been asked to lower energy use after 3pm as the hottest November day since 2020 offers a stark demonstration of the unreliability of ageing coal power stations.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Mike Foley
Blackout risk: State on alert due to hot weather, coal plant outages
The energy market operator’s warning exposes weaknesses in the grid’s reliability as Labor and the Coalition escalate their climate wars.
- by Mike Foley
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Energy
Delaying contentious power line projects will push up bills
Combined with an early exit by coal, hold-ups to major transmission projects could produce a bill shock for Victorian households.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port
“The Minns government can’t arrest their way out of the fact that people are freaked out about climate crisis and angry that the government is continuing to approve new coal and gas projects,” said protest organiser Alexa Stuart.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Sugar hit’ coal royalties scaring investors away, BHP boss warns
Hefty coal royalties have propped up state government coffers since 2022. But BHP says the tax scheme will not benefit Queensland in the long term.
- by Savannah Meacham
Analysis
Queensland votes
How third-party players are spending big to influence Qld’s election
Mining companies, unions and other groups with skin in the game are trying to sway the election amid new funding laws.
- by Matt Dennien
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Coal plants are powering down to survive Australia’s rooftop solar surge
Energy giant AGL last month carried out an Australia-first trial of taking one of the units in NSW offline for five hours and returning it to service in the afternoon.
- by Nick Toscano
Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorch on Peter Dutton’
The environment minister is fighting back at the criticisms of her political opponents as global green leaders descend on Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick O'Malley
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