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Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

As coal-fired power stations close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery of the Nation". The problem is, no one knows who will foot the multi-billion-dollar bill.

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Sun Cable: The giant solar project making Australia a world leader in renewable generation

The world's largest solar generation and transmission project – Sun Cable – was given the go-ahead by Infrastructure Australia (IA) on Friday.

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Qld electricity prices raise questions

There are calls for an inquiry into Queensland's wholesale electricity prices, which are the highest in the nation and regularly hit record levels.

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Energy economists are calling for change, so what can Queensland do to avoid future blackouts?

Five of Queensland's state-owned power generators are currently not operating. Others are being turned off on purpose as blackouts threaten.

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Australia's energy ministers have an 11-point plan. Here's why it won't ease prices any time soon

Amid a "perfect storm" for energy prices and Australians' surging power bills, energy ministers across the country were meeting to make a plan. Here's what we know about it.

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Labor needs to double the pace of its renewable energy rollout to meet 2030 emissions target. Can it be done?

Analysts say the extent to which Australia will have to accelerate the uptake of renewables has not been appreciated – it’s extremely challenging, but not impossible

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Qld govt denies electricity price gouging

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has called for rebates and interventions to shield the state's businesses from surging electricity prices.

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Newly installed federal government faces a tough test on gas prices

Long suffering energy consumers who have seen power prices spike now face rising gas prices from July 1, as shortages cause wholesale prices to spike.

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Qld set for 30-50pct power bills rises

The Queensland government can intervene to shield households and businesses from bill shock and ensure small electricity retailers stay afloat, an analyst says.

AAP

Australia on the 'precipice' of a UK-style energy crisis as soaring costs push retailers out

Australia is on the "precipice" of a UK-style energy crisis that could send many of its power retailers broke and fuel a surge of households unable to pay their bills, a leading expert has warned.

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Focus on battery storage could be a cost-effective energy goal for Albanese government, report says

With electricity bills soaring, a national Renewable Electricity Storage Target may be one way of achieving lower emissions – and lower prices

The Guardian - AU

Power price spike 'just the start' as smaller energy retailers struggle with surging wholesale market

There are warnings that this week's inflation-busting rises in the benchmark electricity price are merely the tip of an iceberg that will hit millions more customers much harder.

ABC News

Coalition delayed news that electricity prices are set to rise until after federal election

Outgoing energy minister Angus Taylor rejects suggestion delay was political and regulator says it was necessary to include ‘most recent network costs’

The Guardian - AU

Power Prices Could Increase By $100 So Maybe It’s Time To Start Investing In Loads Of Candles

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Markets turmoil and interest rate rises: the economic challenges facing Australia after the election

Soaring energy costs, stagflation fears and calls for higher wages are just some of the bumps in the road awaiting a new or returned government

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Dropping seeds by drone, Telstra starts carbon farming to offset its emissions

Telecommunications giant Telstra is starting its own carbon farm, growing trees to reduce its emissions.

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Carbon credit companies to cash in on multi-billion-dollar windfall from the government

Private companies are set to receive a multi-billion-dollar windfall, after being allowed to break long-standing government supply contracts to cash in on a booming carbon credit market.

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