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New study finds "smart" electric water heaters can store as much energy as more than 2 million batteries and save households billions a year on energy bills.

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Queensland to legislate renewable targets to build 22GW of wind and solar, and 12GW of storage. But it will still have the lowest share of renewables in 2035.

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Australian Energy Regulator starts cost and revenue determinations on 1500MW Marinus Link, paving way for early works on the controversial project.

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Coal plant owner hit by fines for having the wrong settings on its generating units as regulator investigates why Callide coal explosion had such a big impact on grid.

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Regulator sets exit fee for households seeking to quit gas as they electrify, and allows networks to impose higher fixed charges to recoup investments in face of death spiral.

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NSW roadmap says 14GW of new wind, solar and firming capacity could be delivered by end of the decade to replace coal. But will transmission be built in time?

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The country's first 2GWh big battery is clearly focused on eliminating the growing solar duck curve in Western Australia.

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IEA says Solar PV and wind set to lead largest increase ever in new renewable capacity this year, but Australia risks being left behind.

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AGL signs MoU to explore the feasibility of setting up a solar panel materials recovery facility at the greened-up, post-coal Latrobe Valley site.

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Electric tractors, renewable diesel, bioenergy and solar-powered farms across Australia - that’s the vision for the future of agriculture being showcased at the National Renewables in Agriculture Conference 2023.  

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David Hay and Andrew Kingsmill from EnergyCo discuss the infrastructure roadmap towards 100% renewables. Plus: Sun Cable, Callide and more news.

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Australian battery maker to supply one of largest zinc-based energy storage projects in the world, as part of a solar microgrid in Northern California.

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Growth of renewables the only bright spot on Australia's industrial emissions, although replacing a dodgy satellite might boost land clearing accounting.

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Wind output records blown away as weather system sweeps across Victoria.

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Clean Energy Council says no new wind and solar projects reached financial close in first quarter, as US sucked up investment and put Australian renewable targets at risk.

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Synergy gets planning approval for its second big battery in Kwinana and starts to promote its even bigger Collie battery to the community of the town built around coal industry.

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The state Greens want to ban all coal activities by 2030 – including brown hydrogen production – and enshrine the prohibition in the constitution.

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Solar Victoria’s Stan Krpan on the new incentives for rooftop solar and battery storage. Plus: Should landlords be required to install rooftop solar?

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ElectraNet says it is swamped with applications to connect to the state's "low-cost, low emissions" network from a booming green industry.

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Balmy weather and growing renewable energy capacity has led to multiple days of negative wholesale power prices across the continent.

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