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A glut of energy during the day and a rapid uptake of rooftop solar has prompted a draft decision to slash the feed-in tariff.  

Victorians with rooftop solar will get virtually nothing for feeding power to the grid

A glut of energy during the day and rapid uptake of rooftop solar has prompted the Essential Services Commission to propose slashing the feed-in tariff. 

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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A new ‘essentials’ range of the BYD Dolphin hatchback will retail for $29,990 plus on road costs.

Chinese giant brings first EV for under $30,000 to Australia

BYD’s cheap electric vehicles coincide with government-backed low-cost finance loans for clean car buyers.

  • Mike Foley
Electric vehicle at Brisbane Airport, which has achieved net-zero for its ground operations.

Brisbane Airport reaches net-zero milestone

Brisbane Airport is now 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity, having achieved net zero on two of the three metrics – scope one and scope two – used to measure emissions.

  • Cameron Atfield
NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says she is confident the lights- and air-conditioning- will stay on over the summer.

NSW faces a long hot summer. Will we have enough power to keep the air-con on?

NSW’s Labor Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is nothing more than a “hope and a prayer”.

  • Alexandra Smith
Australia’s major coal-fired power plant owners have doubts about the timing of Peter Dutton’s plan to transition to nuclear power.

Dutton’s ‘brave’ nuclear bet relies on coal plants. Their owners are concerned

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s energy plan is for coal plants to keep running until nuclear is built. But the coal owners need answers.

  • Mike Foley
The International Monetary Fund says a major package of changes, from tax to land supply, is needed to make Australian housing more affordable.

Five Australian cities are now among world’s top 20 most expensive

The International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform can change the fact that Australian housing, across all international metrics, is some of the most expensive in the world.

  • Shane Wright
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton with Coalition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien (left) and Nationals leader David Littleproud to launch their nuclear plan in Brisbane last week.

Is Angus Taylor really claiming nuclear power will cut power bills by 44 per cent?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor have said their nuclear energy plan will cut power bills by 44 per cent. But experts say this cannot add up.

  • Mike Foley
Wind turbines in Spearville, Kansas. President Biden argued that technological gains and demands for wind and solar infrastructure would create work that would more than make up for job losses.

Big Oil’s green dream has turned into a multibillion-dollar nightmare

BP and Shell led Big Oil’s push into renewable energy. Now they are leading the retreat.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Dutton says nuclear will cost $331 billion. Chalmers adds $4 trillion to that

The Coalition’s nuclear power plan forecasts much lower energy use than Labor’s renewables-focused policy. That could hit growth by up to 12 per cent annually.

  • Shane Wright and Mike Foley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers accused Peter Dutton of economic vandalism because his modelling assumed the economy would be $294 billion smaller than the government plans by 2050.

Teals unconvinced by Dutton’s nuclear plan as Chalmers cites $4 trillion loss to economy

As the treasurer declared next year’s federal election a referendum on energy, independents who would be crucial to Coalition minority rule outlined the risks.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/renewable-energy-617