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- As power prices crash below zero, don't expect it to show up on your power bill Mon, 9 Sep 19, 6:23amWhen power prices recently plunged as low as they can go, generators were hurting but households weren't enjoying it either. What is the market telling us about the state of electricity generation and its future?
- 'Falling costs of solar' drive 20pc increase in panel installation last year as businesses dive in Fri, 30 Aug 19, 4:02amGreen loans for businesses are making long-shelved plans for renewable energy viable and powering up a new boom in solar PV installation.
- 'Every dollar counts': Cheap green loans are changing the way businesses see solar Fri, 30 Aug 19, 4:02amGreen loans for businesses are making long-shelved plans for renewable energy viable and powering up a new boom in solar PV installation.
- Work starts on NT's largest solar farm in race to 50pc renewables by 2030 Thu, 18 Jul 19, 9:03amOne of the world's major oil and gas companies, Eni, starts building the Northern Territory's largest solar farm — boosting the NT's renewable energy use by up to 4 per cent.
- Renewable energy is growing, but NSW and Queensland are still undershooting their targets Tue, 2 Jul 19, 12:05amThere is a patchwork of renewable energy targets across the National Electricity Market, and while some states are well on the way to meeting their commitments, others are struggling.
- Four executives paid six-figure salaries to drill into untapped industry Tue, 18 Jun 19, 6:46amFour Northern Territory public service executives are being paid more than $200,000 a year to facilitate a planned gas industry that some experts doubt will ever stack up economically, particularly as terminals for importing...
- NT execs paid top dollar to focus on gas industry, but experts doubt it will eventuate Tue, 18 Jun 19, 6:46amFour Northern Territory public service executives are being paid more than $200,000 a year to facilitate a planned gas industry that some experts doubt will ever stack up economically, particularly as terminals for importing...
- Australia's largest solar and battery farm Fri, 14 Jun 19, 5:38pmEnergy will be injected into Victoria's energy grid from Australia's largest solar and battery farm in Kerang in northern Victoria.
- Why are we paying so much more for electricity? A 600-page report has some answers Fri, 31 May 19, 8:19amThe NEM has just celebrated its 20th anniversary and, while it has done a good job, it is now in need of a major overhaul to keep the lights on, a major new report warns.
- Energy production by fuel Fri, 31 May 19, 8:19am
- Rex spent $8,000 on solar panels he expected to last 25 years — they conked out in four and a half Mon, 27 May 19, 5:45amRooftop solar industry veterans say Australia has become a dumping ground for poor-quality solar products and some are questioning the regulatory oversight of household rooftop solar installers and products.
- 'Caring about price and not quality': Obsession with cheap solar is derailing market, insiders say Mon, 27 May 19, 5:45amRooftop solar industry veterans say Australia has become a dumping ground for poor-quality solar products and some are questioning the regulatory oversight of household rooftop solar installers and products.
- Protecting prime agricultural land Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Food or energy, how should prime agricultural land be used? Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Food or energy? The battle for Australia's prime agricultural land Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36amFour foreign-owned energy companies are racing to get their large-scale solar projects off the ground on farmland in the NSW Southern Riverina.