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Premiers and senior Ministers in two of the six states in the National Electricity Market are now actively campaigning against market outcomes.

Blackouts in Victoria illustrate how networks and regulators have failed to change their business models, and failed to keep up with technology.

ARENA backs research that will model the influence of rooftop solar, home batteries and electricity tariffs on a decision to buy EVs.

AEMC blasted for not providing robust signals for demand response technologies - clearly the smartest, cleanest and cheapest option to solve many energy issues, but not one favoured by generators.

As battery demand increases, so does the search for search for alternative technologies. Australian companies and universities are leading in developing innovative solutions, but the path to commercial success has its challenges.

Current trends make a mockery of doubts peddled by network incumbents that fossil fuel power is the best way to assure security of electricity supply.

Flat-pack solar? IKEA says it wants to retail solar panels in Australia, "at cost", as it has done in the UK and other EU countries. Is this a good thing?

How will retailers meet their emission reduction obligations under the proposed NEG. It's a tangled web, and we suspect the ESB is starting to understand the monster it is creating.

Including battery storage and rooftop PV in new home packages is soon "just going to be the norm", says home builder Metricon. Already, they're putting them in around half of the new homes they build.

New report suggests household battery storage set to boom in Australia, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.

Pearl Global Limited (Pearl) (ASX:PG1) has begun commissioning its first production plant after receiving state government, environmental and council approvals for its unique process to convert waste tyres into valuable secondary products.

Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.

Windows have been ubiquitous in society for centuries, filling our homes and workplaces with natural light. But what if they could also generate electricity?

German energy giant Innogy enters Australia market, buying two large solar projects and on the lookout for wind projects and battery storage.

Coalition gives no indication of changing emissions targets, but wants five years' notice, and may use offsets. ESB flags potential use of auctions for reliability mechanism and greater use of demand response. It might not even be needed.

Origin results tell similar tale to AGL - a big utility making money out of rising prices, and battling a backlash from consumers.

New Climate Council report highlights growing number of large scale energy storage projects being rolled out across the east and west coast grids.

Demand tariffs are controversial, but if properly done they could work for everyone. We just need the network owners to do the right thing.

IEA warns Australia not to miss the importance of solar, although it does suggest that Australia waste more money on CCS.

Origin is earning itself the right to grow by performing better, but the trick will be to sell the interest in APLNG in the next few years, and to replace Eraring with competitive dispatchable renewable generation.