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'Pivotal': major update on $4.8b renewables project

A project expected to advance Australia's transition to clean energy has taken a step forward, despite years of criticism from farmers and environmental groups.

'Arced up' firefighters vow to quit over energy plan

'Arced up' firefighters vow to quit over energy plan

A new report shows burrowing high-voltage power lines underground could be the best option for Australia's revamped energy network.

Chris Minns rules out underground power lines for controversial HumeLink project due to cost

Chris Minns rules out underground power lines for controversial HumeLink project due to cost

Parliamentary committee recommends overhead transmission but groups opposing 360km of lines being built across regional NSW vow to keep fighting

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Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but the march of new power lines faces a bush revolt

Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems

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Cost clarity call as power link probe goes underground

The cost and feasibility of putting the crucial HumeLink project underground will be investigated amid warnings the move will triple construction costs.

$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

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Overhead power line 'raises bushfire risk'

Running major overhead power lines above bush and farms will significantly increase fire risk for those hit by the Black Summer blazes, a report says.

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'We're going to need it': HumeLink project could be online earlier than expected

'We're going to need it': HumeLink project could be online earlier than expected

The Australian Energy Market Operator's roadmap for the national electricity market identified HumeLink as one five major transmission projects which should be progressed "as urgently as possible".

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Farmers, renewable energy advocates call for more compensation for hosting transmission lines

Farmers, renewable energy advocates call for more compensation for hosting transmission lines

With both state and federal governments promising to fast-track high voltage transmission lines, landholders in the firing line are calling for better compensation.

Bushfire survivors urge HumeLink to build overhead transmission lines underground

Bushfire survivors urge HumeLink to build overhead transmission lines underground

These residents already lived through a devastating bushfire and don't want any increased risk to their families, but Transgrid says safety measures would be in place.

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