Electricity

Wholesale electricity prices in Victoria and South Australia have risen since the closure of the Hazelwood Power Station in 2017,...

South Australia is leading the way in renewable and energy storage with the state investing in major energy projects. The...

A third-party contractor has damaged a piece of equipment while carrying out planned maintenance on the Basslink Interconnector causing an...

Energy Networks Australia has acknowledged the latest Grattan Institute report and its rejection of risky regulatory intervention that would impact...

A fleet of wind and solar-powered autonomous vehicles that will be used to capture valuable ocean data in Australian waters...

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER), Energy Consumers Australia and Energy Networks Australia have released an enhanced, more open approach to...

The COAG Energy Council will conduct the first independent review of Energy Consumers Australia following its first three years of...

South Australia’s new Minister for Energy and Mining has been sworn in following the election of the new Liberal Government...

Two energy companies have completed joint landmark financing for one of the two large-scale solar batteries to be built in...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will match the $25 million by the Victorian Government to jointly...

Energy retailers will need to make it easier to find a better electricity deal by publishing their best offer on...

Endeavour Energy has welcomed 20 new apprentices to its workforce in the Greater Western Sydney and Illawarra regions. In an...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released a draft report with recommendations to help address deteriorating frequency performance in...

The Victorian Government is calling for expressions of interest to investigate the viability of using pumped hydro to store electricity...

The Australian Energy Market Commision (AEMC) has released two reports on the electricity system’s ability to deliver power when needed....

Silicon thermal energy storage systems are more compact than batteries and have the lowest levelised cost compared to any other form...

A new Federal Labor policy that gives an immediate tax deduction to businesses that invest in energy saving equipment would...

Carnegie Clean Energy has been successful in an application to negotiate a 10MW solar and 10MWh battery site in Western...

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been engaged by Hydro Tasmania to develop a practical atlas of pumped...

Energex and Ergon Energy have launched Australia’s first home battery storage database in Queensland and are offering a one-off $50...

The Queensland Government will spend $97 million over three years to help schools in the state cut their combined power...

Zinfra has begun working on the operations and maintenance contract for the entire United Energy (UE) electricity network in Victoria....

ERM Power has released a submission, jointly signed by 10 retailers, on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) urging policy makers...

New planning and community engagement guidelines are in development to guide Queensland’s solar farm boom. Minister for Natural Resources, Mines...

Western Australia’s Emu Downs Solar Farm has officially opened. Synergy has entered into a power purchase agreement with the operator...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide funding to  Woolnorth’s 168MW Musselroe Wind Farm, Tasmania, for a groundbreaking trial...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a report outlining how concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology could be a...

by Andrew Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Users Association of Australia While energy and climate change policy has been a...

South Australia’s Taplin property group (Taplin) has been fined $60,000 for allegedly unlawfully selling energy at three Adelaide shopping centres....

The concept designs for Transgrid’s Powering Sydney’s Future project are in their final stages with the company preparing to seek...