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Queensland invested in large-scale batteries in its budget, but there is nothing there for would-be home solar battery users. The Energy Minister says there is not a need, but experts say help with upfront costs could be...

A community battery that will take excess energy from local solar panels is unveiled in Melbourne and welcomed as a "fabulous" step towards having more renewable energy in the network.

An environmental impact assessment shows Sun Cable's proposed $30 billion project would result in significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, but could also cause some potentially negative impacts.

Tens of millions of dollars are being spent prolonging the lives of some Australian coal-fired power stations, despite some high-profile closures.

Energy experts have hosed down concerns the early closure of Eraring coal-fired power station near Newcastle could spark electricity price spikes and throw the security of the grid into peril. 

Authorities are moving to gain more control over rooftop solar panels amid a ballooning number of installations that are threatening to overload the grid at certain times.

Authorities are moving to gain more control over rooftop solar panels amid a ballooning number of installations that are threatening to overload the grid at certain times.

Border lockdowns and supply chain disruptions fail to slow the rampant uptake of rooftop solar in Australia where householders installed record amounts of new capacity last year.

One-third of households are locked out of installing solar panels on their rooftop. Is buying a "plot" in a community "solar garden" a way to access cheaper renewable energy and lower your power bills?

One-third of households are locked out of installing solar panels on their rooftop. Is buying a "plot" in a community "solar garden" a way to access cheaper renewable energy and lower your power bills?

After walkouts, tears and last-minute deals, the UN climate summit in Glasgow is over, and all 197 countries have signed up to the final agreement. So what's in it? Today on The Signal, we're bringing you the successes and...

Weeks after the Federal Government released its plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the long-awaited modelling on how it plans to get there has been made public.

A week ago we were wondering what the UN climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, might deliver for humanity. We'd been told many times that the world is not on track to limit warming to less than 2 degrees, and that Glasgow was...

The historic wheat and sheep farming town of Katanning is embarking on a community energy project to change not just how it gets electricity, but who gets the money.