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The Australian Energy Market Operator warns Victoria and South Australia are at a heightened risk of forced blackouts this summer, as it sources costly emergency energy reserves to keep up with anticipated demand.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy promises to cut travel times for motorists while Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews pledges half-price solar panels for renters.

Richard McIndoe used to run one of the country's major electrical retailers. But even he was surprised by power usage in his home. When he investigated, he discovered he was "being force-fed electricity".

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews pledges half of the state's energy will come from renewable sources by 2030 if it wins the November 24 election.

The British billionaire who rescued the Whyalla steelworks from administration calls on the Australian Government to do more to make it easier for big companies to access finance to make grand investments in renewable energy.

The ACT Fair Trading Commissioner is urging customers in the market for solar panel installation to avoid a Canberra businessman after allegations surfaced that he took upfront payments without providing products or services.

Parts of South Australia and Victoria are expecting a sweltering start to November, with the upcoming heat an early test to the power grid ahead of summer.

The Mallee district is set to become home to a huge new, but the development has sparked concerns over the loss of prime agricultural land.

The Mallee district is set to become home to a huge new, but the development has sparked concerns over the loss of prime agricultural land.

As you look across the desert in Lancaster, southern California, a solar farm stretches as far as the eye can see. This is how the city is powered, and now Australian councils want to do something similar.

Western Australia is lagging far behind the rest of the country in renewable energy generation and is leaving itself exposed to the ravages of climate change, a Climate Council report finds.

WA slips behind other states on a scorecard on Australia's renewable energy race.

Construction of two of Australia's biggest solar farms will begin in western New South Wales in the next month, with much of the labour for the hundreds of jobs created to be sourced locally.