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'Complex' power outage affects cluster of streets in Mayfield East

About a dozen streets remained without power on Thursday morning.

Newcastle Herald

'Lives at risk' amid spate of copper, electrical wire thefts: Ausgrid

Detectives are investigating the thefts.

Newcastle Herald

Shop around to beat electricity price spikes? It's not as easy as it should be

Australian consumers are painfully aware of the energy cost crisis. And from July 1, electricity bills are set to rise by a further 20-25% across South Australia, New South Wales, south-east Queensland and Victoria. The increases will add to cost-of-living pressures across households and small businesses.

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Power restored to thousands of homes in Lake Macquarie area

The outage was caused by a feeder fault.

Newcastle Herald

Low-profile electric vehicle chargers tested in Sydney

The first of 30,000 electric vehicle chargers mounted on power poles has launched in Sydney as part of a plan to help apartment dwellers power up their cars.

AAP

‘Sun tax’: Outcry over plans to charge families for feeding their excess solar power into the grid

A controversial plan to charge families with solar panels for power they feed back into the grid has drawn new criticism

The New Daily

Future home havens: Australians likely to use more energy to stay in and save money

Soaring energy costs are a major factor in Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. The conventional wisdom is people will reduce their energy use in response to rising prices – and this may be the case for the most vulnerable households. However, our research published today suggests rising costs of living are more…

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Why community batteries could be the next step in the solar power revolution

This year the federal government will begin rolling out 400 community batteries to store excess energy produced by households — an initiative that is expected to prompt an uptick in solar panel purchases.

ABC News

'Overly aggressive': see the latest pruning job in Newcastle

Mature trees on Council, Laman and Dawson streets were chopped last week, leaving large holes in the centres.

Newcastle Herald

Power pole network to charge electric cars hits Newcastle

Australian drivers will be able to 'fill' their electric vehicles at up to 30,000 new charging stations by 2029, with a plan announced in Newcastle on Tuesday.

Newcastle Herald

Power pole network to charge electric cars

Electric vehicle owners will be able to recharge in more places after a major electricity firm pledged to install chargers on power poles around the country.

AAP

Council appeals to Ausgrid to protect trees from 'wineglassing'

It comes after numerous instances of trees being heavily pruned around power lines across the city

Newcastle Herald

Pruning street trees around powerlines could be reduced under Ausgrid plan

Pressure is growing on power companies to save the street tree canopy as temperatures in the suburbs rise.

ABC News

Regulator steps in after power supplier abandons Hunter councils

This Retailer of Last Resort process allows the transfer of customers to other retailers to ensure the continued supply of energy.

Newcastle Herald

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Power out in Waratah after vehicle hits pole

Crews have been deployed to replace the pole, and have shut off power as a result.

Crikey

Sometimes the small stuff deserves sweat: why election posters shouldn’t go on poles and bridges

There’s a lot of hot air about poster wars at the moment, but the fact is putting them on public property is illegal — and for good reason.

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

ABC News

Powerline fires wreak havoc but a renewable microgrid alternative is rolling out

After a spate of bushfires, WA's regional electrical network is replacing overhead lines in some fire-prone regions with off-grid solar and battery systems, or microgrids.

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A community battery 'like a corner store': Is this the future of home energy storage?

Quietly humming crate-sized batteries may become a familiar sight in suburbs, towns and and inner-city areas within the next five years. So what are community batteries, and are they better than home ones?

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