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When 45,000 homes and businesses in Sydney's eastern suburbs were plunged into darkness yesterday, Carl Prins' house was the only one in the street with a working fridge — here's why.

In an opinion piece published in the Financial Review, Don Harwin calls for an end to the "climate wars" and urges the Morrison Government to "come to grips" with climate and energy policy.

Long-suffering Carnegie Clean Energy shareholders use the wave power company's AGM to question its ability to remain afloat, while also receiving bad news about the sale of its solar subsidiary.

The growth in renewable generation is now so rapid it has almost replaced the capacity of the closed Hazelwood power station and now threatens a collapse of generators' margins, a new report finds.

Both the Prime Minister and the Chief Scientist have told Territorians about a global race to "ship sunshine" to Asia, which could prompt the NT to power up its fledging solar sector.

The collapse of one of the nation's oldest engineering companies, RCR Tomlinson, has destroyed Christmas for thousands of families, according to the union dealing with the fallout from the unexpected job losses.

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.

The tipping point's been reached: the cold, hard numbers show that new renewable energy is supplying cheaper electricity than new coal-fired power plants could and will continue do so, writes Stephen Long.

The extraordinary spike in electricity prices across Australia was caused by the 15 years of federal government inaction and factional infighting over energy policy...

British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is in Whyalla to launch the first of many renewables projects to be rolled out across Australia, but cautions that fossil fuels must remain part of the mix during an orderly transition to...

British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is in Whyalla to launch the first of many renewables projects to be rolled out across Australia, but cautions that fossil fuels must remain part of the mix during an orderly transition to...

The Federal Government is facing an uphill battle to convince some states to back the National Energy Guarantee, with some leaders saying the plan's targets are too low to drive any new investment in renewable energy.

The Northern Territory could become home to the world's second-most powerful storage battery after Tesla's lithium ion battery in South Australia after Territory Generation released an expression of interest to develop the...

Power prices are expected to fall across Australia over the next two years — offsetting this year's price increase — when variable wind and solar generation come online, the Australian Energy Market Commission says.