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Around 750,000 Queensland homes have solar panels but as those panels age, the problem of how to dispose of them is heating up.

The New South Wales opposition says the Energy Security Corporation would drive investment into renewables to ensure services "when the Sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn't blow".

Renewable energy developers and operators warn Australia's decarbonisation efforts could be derailed because of massive green spending plans by the US.

Renewable energy developers and operators warn Australia's decarbonisation efforts could be derailed because of massive green spending plans by the US.

As Western Australia pushes to exit the coal game within seven years, there are warnings the state's main power system may not be able to cope with the move.

Plans to wean WA off coal by 2030 are coming under increasing pressure from across the energy divide amid claims the state's main power system may not be able to cope.

A top energy expert says Australia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired power generation and meet its 2030 climate targets.

A top energy expert says there will need to be policy changes before Australia's energy market operator's plans can be reconciled with reality.

South Australia became famous for a statewide blackout, but years on it's had enough renewable energy to power the entire state for a week — and one expert predicts the technology could power it for a month by next year.

As the year's end draws near, the prime minister convenes national cabinet, asking it to impose a price cap on coal and gas, fearing worse price spikes in 2023.

Renewable energy providers will be paid to ensure stable, reliable power supply in a scheme signed on to by the states ahead of worsening forecasts of price spikes and blackouts in the year ahead.

Wild weather and ageing Western Power infrastructure have left Wheatbelt residents desperate for a major change to their electricity supply. 

Australia and the US call for the acceleration of the renewable energy transition as a form of insurance, arguing that no country has ever been "held hostage" over access to the wind or sun.

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.