PM calls for more gas supply amid operator warning The energy market operator has warned of a gas shortfall this winter due to increased demand. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Does the Coalition’s case for nuclear power stack up? We factcheck seven key claims Cheaper electricity, less emissions and ready by 2035 are some of the Coalition’s core promises on nuclear energy, but are they backed by evidence? The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2024
Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”. The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024
Landowners whose views are spoiled by power lines could receive $40,000 under Victorian plan Scheme would collect funds from power companies to pay communities affected by new transmission lines The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2024
Clean energy transition delays threaten power stability Power grid upgrade delays and the mothballing of generators will create energy gaps for Australia's eastern states unless there's swift public investment. AAP · May 20, 2024
Closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station would leave NSW exposed to risk of blackouts – Aemo States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, market operator says The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2024
Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down Renewable energy generation is lifting its overall share of a growing national electricity market and pushing wholesale prices down, according to official data. AAP · Apr 22, 2024
Eric Abetz handed senior Tasmanian cabinet roles – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2024
New NSW gas import plant could avert predicted east coast shortages, CEO says Port Kembla facility will be able to meet all of Victoria’s needs and cover for 70% of New South Wales, according to Squadron Energy The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2024
Electrification needs gas to bridge shortfall: operator Despite a push for electrification, the energy market operator is urging investment in gas pipelines, storage and ports to secure power for homes and industry. AAP · Mar 20, 2024
Southern Australian households to face gas shortages from 2026 as most production set for export Aemo reports that Victoria’s total available gas supply will drop by 48% from 2024 to 2028 The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024
Australian renewable sector recorded ‘alarming’ slowdown in 2023, energy body finds Clean Energy Council report details ‘particularly poor’ investment in large-scale plants but says rooftop solar and batteries are ‘storming ahead’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024
Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria State’s energy minister calls for national approach to energy system resilience as climate change causes more extreme weather events The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024
Ten must pay Wilkinson’s legal fees, court rules – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2024 Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop Grid faces fresh strains as heatwave roasting inland Queensland and NSW extends to Sydney
The Conversation · Jan 8, 2024 As Australia's net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A huge build of solar and wind farms, transmission lines and big batteries is needed. But progress is challenged by the scale required, community resistance to new…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2024 Australian homes three times more likely to have solar panels than a pool as energy prices surge Data shows 2023 had second-highest record of rooftop solar installations as small-scale solar continues to grow
The Guardian - AU · Dec 29, 2023 Queensland power supply to face strain as heatwave sends demand to near-record levels Surging consumption comes despite ‘very sleepy period’ for electricity use, energy expert says
The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2023 Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right? The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’
The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023 Coal will be all but gone by 2034 under Australia's latest energy roadmap Australia’s coal power stations will all close in 2038 – five years earlier than previously expected – and variable renewable energy capacity will need to triple by 2030 and increase sevenfold by 2050.
AAP · Dec 14, 2023 'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023 Aemo warns coal-fired power plants could drop off before replacements are ready Solar and windfarms will need to triple by 2030 to 57GW and expand seven-fold by 2050 to 126GW
The Conversation · Dec 1, 2023 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen's struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28 Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023 Renewables predicted to avert risk of blackouts as scorching summer looms for Australia New wind and solar farms will provide about 2,000MW more electricity than was available last summer
The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023 The West Australian goes big on Woodside’s ‘keeping lights on’ claim but keeps readers in dark on climate Newspaper endorses CEO Meg O’Neill’s position the company’s gas is needed but doesn’t mention global heating