The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Queenslanders have avoided power outages as the federal energy regulator takes control of the wholesale national supply market.

For decades, European industry relied on Russia to supply low-cost oil and natural gas that kept the continent's factories humming.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has advised the government there is enough power available to avoid load-shedding and blackouts, but pressure remains.

Amid soaring energy costs, the new Labor government is working to deliver a A$20 billion pledge to rebuild and modernise Australia’s electricity grid. It will help deliver a plan for 122 gigawatts of new renewable energy in the National Electricity Market by 2050, eventually replacing coal generation.

The Cabinet agreed to allow the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to set the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy on bills to a negative rate

Five of Queensland's state-owned power generators are currently not operating. Others are being turned off on purpose as blackouts threaten.

ACT to assist should electricity load shedding be needed

Multibillion-dollar power companies left Australia under a threat of blackout on Tuesday night after they removed electricity from the grid for profit.

Banks Renewables is proposing a sixth Yorkshire project with four now operational