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- Government plans for gas to 'balance' Australia's energy as it shifts towards solar and wind power Thu, 21 May 20, 3:11amEnergy Minister Angus Taylor releases the Government's 'roadmap' for Australia's future energy, prioritising investments in technology 'that will bring down emissions and support jobs growth'.
- NT Government scraps solar feed-in tariff despite plan to increase renewables Thu, 9 Apr 20, 3:18pmThe country's most generous rooftop solar rebate has been slashed without warning, amid growing concerns about a lack of progress on renewables reform and grid stability in the NT.
- Power bills tipped to drop once AEMC implements demand reduction scheme Thu, 12 Mar 20, 6:20amA plan to reduce household power bills by paying big commercial and industrial energy users to cut their consumption on days of peak demand will be brought forward ahead of next summer.
- Climate change and solar leave electricity grid at 'critical' risk of blackouts, even as power prices fall Mon, 24 Feb 20, 1:16pmThreats to the reliability of Australia's electricity network are now at "critical" levels warns a government body, even as renewable energy is pushing power prices lower.
- Australia's energy reliability at 'critical' levels, even as power prices fall Mon, 24 Feb 20, 1:16pmThreats to the reliability of Australia's electricity network are now at "critical" levels warns a government body, even as renewable energy is pushing power prices lower.
- Osher Gunsberg says Australia "could be the Norway" of renewables Tue, 11 Feb 20, 9:37amThe host of the Bachelor and Bachelorette programs appeared on Q+A.
- Northern Territory at the bottom of the renewable energy race, says Climate Council Mon, 25 Nov 19, 3:40pmAs some states race ahead in the development of renewable energy, the Climate Council says the Northern Territory continues to lag significantly behind the rest of the country.
- Fact check: Renewable energy Wed, 25 Sep 19, 5:04pmFormer prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says renewables plus storage is cheaper than coal or nuclear for new power generation.
- Energy production by fuel Fri, 31 May 19, 8:19am
- Morrison says Australia will meet Paris climate target 'in a canter', but the data says different Mon, 1 Apr 19, 6:02amThe Government insists Australia is on track to meet its Paris target by 2030, but the Government's own data tells a different story.
- Are Australia's efforts to reduce emissions enough to meet our Paris target? Mon, 1 Apr 19, 6:02amThe Government insists Australia is on track to meet its Paris target by 2030, but the Government's own data tells a different story.
- Lack of network planning threatens Australia's renewable electricity future, expert warns Thu, 22 Nov 18, 6:24amHuge renewable energy resources have been identified across Australia, but planning is lagging to develop a grid network suitable for the transformation that gives certainty to stakeholders.
- Renewable energy set to supply one-third of market needs by 2020 Wed, 27 Jun 18, 12:00amAfter another record month of rooftop solar installations, renewable energy should supply a third of the national electricity market's need by 2020 and 40 per cent by 2030 according to new research from Green Energy Markets.
- Projected renewable energy generation for the NEM Tue, 26 Jun 18, 8:44pm
- 'Giant water battery' gets conditional approval for $500m loan Wed, 20 Jun 18, 2:00pmA solar farm in far north Queensland receives conditional approval for a $500 million loan to build and integrate a pumped hydro storage facility to provide "reliable energy" to the country at peak demand.