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Why are electricity prices rising in July? How can I cut costs? Your energy questions answered

Energy costs are set to rise, once again. Here's a breakdown of what's happening, along with answers to some of your burning energy questions.

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Matt Canavan says Liddell power station's closure is linked to several 'lack of power' alerts. Is that correct?

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has sought to link recent AEMO energy alerts with the closure of Liddell power station. But is there a link?

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Russell Brand is the latest to platform climate conservative Bjørn Lomborg’s ‘reckless’ net-zero cost claims

The Danish commentator has been accused of continuing to misrepresent findings about the costs of cutting emissions, despite pleas from scientists

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Why are electricity prices set to rise in some states? What can I do to save on electricity?

Power bills look set to rise for many Australians from July — but that all depends on where you live and which energy provider you're with.

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ExxonMobil ignored accurate global warming studies by its scientists for decades, research finds

ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest fossil fuel companies, predicted global warming, but chose to downplay climate change for decades.

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Government imposes one-year price cap on gas, but Australians still face hundreds in energy bill rises

An extraordinary move to temporarily cap gas prices will slow runaway electricity costs, but Australians should still expect to see their bills increase next year.

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Renewable energy contributes record 68.7% of power to Australia’s main grid for brief period

Figure is 4.6 percentage points higher than previous record from September and compares with maximum of 30% five years ago

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Conservative commentator Erin Molan digs herself into a hole in defence of coal

Fossil fuels simply don’t check out when it comes to tackling Australia’s rising energy prices while lowering emissions

The Guardian - AU

Winds of ‘radical change’: Queensland breaks up with coal in stunning week in energy

Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ditch coal by 2035, leaving experts ‘gobsmacked’ given the state’s deep association with the fossil fuel

The Guardian - AU

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

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News Corp claims coal and gas moratorium would be a revenue ‘black hole’. How much would it really cost?

Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’

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