Electricity
Opinion
Renewables
If you give voters free solar batteries, they might keep you in power, Mr Albanese
Turbocharging renewables with rooftop solar and subsidised batteries is a sure-fire vote-winner. So why is the government not doing it?
- by Rebecca Huntley
Latest
Energy minister tells court he did not know of ‘catastrophic risk’
The incumbent energy minister, Labor’s Mick de Brenni, said he was confident his Federal Court appearance would not disrupt his party’s election campaign.
- by Cloe Read
Renewables’ half-hour of power on the east coast
Australia’s energy transition reached a record this week as renewables hit 74 per cent of the electricity mix for a half-hour period.
- by Nick Toscano
Britain flicks the off switch on coal-fired power after 140 years
The source of energy that made the Industrial Revolution possible has been abandoned by the UK earlier than expected, making the country a G7 leader.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper with nuclear’: What will Dutton’s nuclear plan really cost
The opposition says it will release the costings of its nuclear policy on its own timeline, but its ambitious claims have raised fresh doubts.
- by Mike Foley
Power giant fined $14m for misleading consumers on electricity prices
EnergyAustralia misled consumers about power prices as bills were spiking due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- by Nick Toscano
Households surge ahead in rooftop solar as renewable projects break bottleneck
Consumers installed four times more electricity generation through rooftop solar in the first half of this year than all commercial projects combined.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Exclusive
Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie’s power backups don’t have the juice for the whole town, FOI documents reveal
Kalgoorlie’s backup generators can only provide a little over half the power the town actually needs, leaving residents vulnerable to lengthy blackouts when cut off from the state’s largest power grid.
- by Hamish Hastie
Exclusive
Renewables
‘Rich families don’t need to save money’: Why wealthy suburbs are less likely to have rooftop solar
The higher the household income in a postcode area, the less likely the homes are to have solar panels installed.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
- by Sue Williams
Households play the electricity spot market to cut power bills
Customers are reaping rewards for riding the volatile wholesale market for electricity, but it comes with a bill shock warning.
- by Mike Foley
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