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Origin chooses not to tap taxpayer funds for first year of the extension of Australia's biggest coal generator, suggesting it is making enough money on market.

The post Origin chooses not to tap taxpayer funds for first year of Eraring coal plant’s extended operations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The electrification of Australian homes and vehicles is no longer trade-off between climate action and cost, but a guaranteed way to drive down the cost of living.

The post No more fossil “gasplaining” – going electric is past the tipping point and guaranteed to slash cost of living appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the regulator approves more energy price rises, consumers were blithely advised to "shop around." There is a better to do this, but it requires rethinking the grid.

The post Gridlock: It’s time rethink the grid, make it local, and fit for consumers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to develop an offshore wind farm 40km off the WA coast have gained fresh momentum, with two new partners added to the project.

The post Offshore wind bidder signs up new partners for 2GW project in Bunbury zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of Australia's oldest wind farms turns 20 today, with some of the original staff still working there and looking at another 10 years of operation.

The post One of Australia’s oldest wind farms turns 20 today, and will live on for another decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dutton has adopted a gas reservation policy and sweetened it with deregulation of gas extraction - but the gas industry isn't happy. Here's a guess at why.

The post Election Watch – Will Dutton’s ‘methane election’ backfire? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW-based company unveils its proprietary microemulsion flow battery technology for the first time, promising a breakthrough in long duration energy storage.

The post Origin-backed energy storage start-up unveils “breakthrough” redox flow battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BNEF says Australia is on the cusp of a big battery boom that could deliver an eight-fold increase in capacity.

The post Big battery boom could deliver 18 GW of grid-scale energy storage by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar households may feel aggrieved about receiving not much for rooftop PV fed into the grid. It means they are subsidising everyone else's power usage.

The post Low rooftop PV tariffs mean solar houses are subsidising everyone else’s power supply appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A solar farm and big battery proposed for development north of Geelong has been fast-tracked for state approval after being named as a winner in the federal Capacity Investment Scheme.

The post Victoria fast-tracks approval of major solar farm and battery following federal auction win appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Activist shareholder forces another global energy giant to return money to investors and double down on fossil fuels rather than expand their push into renewable.

The post Fossil fuel activist investor claims another win as it steers energy giants away from renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.

The post How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ausgrid’s Marc England explains why local networks are preparing their own ISP, and discussed batteries and tariffs. Plus: News of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: A cheaper way to host wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Distributed networks say they can host vast amounts of wind, solar and storage capacity at a fraction of the cost of new transmission, and plan their own ISP to prove it.

The post “Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Developer of the biggest battery yet in South Australia says the company has struggled to make projects with four-hours of storage "commercially viable," let alone eight.

The post Do eight-hour big batteries stack up? One developer says it’s tough enough to fund projects half the size appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There was a moment in Peter Dutton's pitch to voters when the full Trumpian catastrophe of his climate, energy and industry policies should have been exposed.

The post Dutton goes full Trump on climate, energy and industry as Albanese sets May 3 election date appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Coalition’s policy won't bring new gas to market quickly enough to make a near-term impact on energy prices. Options to decrease demand are a much better bet.

The post Opposition misses key opportunity to deliver cost-of-living relief appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dutton claims Labor wants to cut aluminium and heavy industry - but he hasn't checked his party's own modelling. We have.

The post Election Watch: Dutton’s nuke and gas plan relies on the death of Australian industry, and its smelters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Smart Energy Council wants you to know how much your power bills will rise by if the Coalition's nuclear plan wins the May vote.

The post Campaign against nuclear heats up with attack ads aiming at hip pocket appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Updated: Andrew Forrest unveils plans for one of the country's biggest solar farms to help propel his company's plans to achieve "real zero" emissions by 2030.

The post Andrew Forrest plans one of Australia’s biggest solar farms in push for “real zero” at iron ore mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.