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As Australia's electricity system gets cleaner, it is encountering a strange problem. More renewable energy is having to be wasted. 

As Australia's electricity system gets cleaner, it is encountering a strange problem. More renewable energy is having to be wasted. 

We examined approved and proposed projects under federal environment legislation to look at how much koala habitat is being slated for destruction across several industries.

Landholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.

I and other Heartland Institute scholars have written before about the bird, bat, and marine mammals that industrial wind is killing around the world...

Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.

Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.  

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.   

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.   

Entrenched opposition between electrical workers and NSW transmission owner Transgrid is taking a toll on a strained power market.

Traralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.

There is a huge change happening in the way we pay for our power and whether you can get the balance right could have big implications for your energy bill.

There's more bill pain underway for households, but it's businesses that will bear the brunt of the latest gas crisis rippling through Australia's south-eastern states in the dead of winter.

The Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone becomes the first in Australia to secure planning approval for the transmission lines that will link renewable projects to the electricity grid...

Local councils say the growing number of renewable energy projects needs to be balanced against local land use requirements and community interest.