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Snowy 2.0 only makes sense if Australia has a much higher share of renewables than contemplated under the NEG.

We asked Josh Frydenberg, Mark Butler and Adam Bandt to share their predictions for 2018 and what's important. This is what they said.

It's been a stellar year for news, readership, podcasts and feedback. We'd like to thank our readers and supporters. We'll be back soon.

Three local banks agree to finance 530MW Stockyard Hill wind project in western Victoria, validating its record low price for wind project in Australia.

Telstra, ANZ lead consortium to buy output from new 429MW wind farm, and lock in similar low price achieved by Origin earlier this year.

Tesla big battery's dramatic intervention after Loy Yang trip, and a separate 0-100MW injection in just 140 milliseconds, illustrates yawning gap between technologies and market rules. The future is here, but market rule makers are not ready for it.

Snowy 2.0 or Snow Job? Costs for Turnbull's pet scheme more than double, the economics are kept secret, and project may do little more than use coal power to push water up hill unless Coalition seeks more wind and solar.

The death spiral for cars; Tesla's Big Battery – and electric truck; the two faces of Malcolm Turnbull; and all the other stories that caught our readers' attention this year.

Medals of Valour should be awarded to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, AEMO chief executive Audrey Zibelman, and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill.

The Andrews Labor Government will invest $30 million to help Victoria’s farmers manage energy costs through improved efficiency and new technology.

The year that storage takes hold in 2018? And what about electric vehicles, smart cities, and the underlying case for wind and solar?

AEMO has been a breath of fresh air in 2017. It's a shame that while AEMO is looking forward, the AEMC is looking the other way. Leadership matters.

There are four key steps to ensure that climate policy remains a recipe for business as usual, and the Australian government has followed them to the letter.

BHP has flagged ending its association with international coal lobby groups, but appears to be more forgiving of the Minerals Council and other Australian organisations.

Is it a tree, or a coal washing machine? What magic carbon abatement technology was depicted in the federal government's 52-page climate policy review?

Victorian network operator AusNet Services has again succeeded in taking part of a Melbourne street completely off grid – this time for a total of 9 hours, powered only by home solar and battery storage systems.

Victoria regulator proposes 29c/kWh “peak” tariff for solar exports between 3pm and 8pm – a move that is likely to increase the business case for household battery storage.

The NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer released the final report from the Energy Security Taskforce including the recommendation that the Government establish a work program focused on addressing the barriers to the uptake of solar.

Negative price are still happening in base-load coal country, and Queensland is proof of that.

A 700MW unit at Eraring coal plant tripped during Monday's peak, the fourth coal unit to fail unexpectedly in less than a week. Meanwhile, another three units - equal to Hazelwood capacity - remain off line.