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The kindest thing to say about Turnbull's absurd proposal to extend the life of the country's oldest coal generator is that he is playing politics. There is no other reason to ask AGL to stick a bandaid on an increasingly unreliable coal generator on basis that it will lead to increased security and lower prices.

Energy rule-maker says it supports change to 5 minute settlement period, but wants it introduced gradually and not before July, 2021.

Coalition wants AGL to keep 46-year old Liddell coal generator open another five years, despite AEMO saying there is no threat to security standards and best way to minimise is to have more renewables.

AEMO says the biggest threat to Australia's electricity supply is hotter temperatures, failure of large fossil fuel plants, and delays in investment in new wind and solar. Smart solutions such as demand management and storage will mean no need for new coal generators.

Wind energy has supplied a constant output of 1200MW over last three days in South Australia - just like "baseload"

More than four times as many people blame Malcolm Turnbull for sky-high power prices than renewable energy companies. That power campaign went well didn't it!

Australian tech investor Mike Cannon-Brookes has tipped close to $4m into home energy loan start-up Brighte.

Hydro and gas generation get higher half hourly prices than coal in Australia's energy market. Wind & solar PV take a discount.

Australia faces energy crisis caused by failure of Labor and Coalition to face reality of both climate change and the technological transformation of the energy sector.

Greenland may have gained a small amount of ice over the 2016-17 year - a one-year blip in long-term trend of year-on-year declines.

Renewable energy is increasingly profitable without subsidies, and coal has become uninvestable without government intervention – this used to be the opposite.

Republican Congressman named to head NASA had demanded Obama apologize for funding climate change research.

Eight companies short-listed to tender for job to develop, operate 5MW solar farm on former landfill site at Newcastle.

NSW community-owned retailer to buy excess rooftop solar from customers, as well as from local community solar farms and gardens, to sell on to other customers who can’t generate solar themselves.

No one will be surprised if AEMO projects a potential problem this summer in reports to be released this week.

PIAC’s Energy + Water Consumers Advocacy Program (EWCAP) has welcomed the NSW electricity bill relief package, announced yesterday

The key issue at moment around LGC prices remains the commissioning dates for new fleet of wind and solar generation.

Regulator report cites seven different occasions where Australia's big energy players used market power to push up prices nearly 100-fold. No wonder South Australia has pushed for Tesla big battery, which is likely to be able to smash this cartel, despite being derided by the Coalition.

With $50m in backing from Future Super, new debt fund taps renewable energy "sweet spot" – including small to medium solar projects with no PPAs.

AEMO report will be critical to design of policy and market rules, but wind and solar industry fear they are going to be unfairly penalised, when it is the fossil fuel fleet causing much risk to the energy system.