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Home owners' solar turn off in the wind

Letters and Short Takes: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Newcastle Herald

Why are some Australian households about to be charged for generating too much solar power?

NSW energy firms can impose fees on households exporting surplus power – but there are ways to minimise the charge

The Guardian - AU

Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power

Critics argue change could lead to people installing smaller solar power systems so they aren’t penalised for exporting excess energy during the day

The Guardian - AU

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New tariff will punish solar panel owners who produce too much power

New 1.2 cent kilowatt hour penalty between 10am and 3pm.

Newcastle Herald

'Explosions and downed wires': Edgeworth blackout stretches into night

Crews were working to progressively restore power into the evening.

Newcastle Herald

Energy firm drives heavy duty electric vehicle plans

One of the nation's biggest power distributors has started adopting electric trucks as part of a plan to drive change in other firms.

AAP

'We're here when we're needed': Cooranbong hit hardest in storm

NSW SES crews were kept busy with call-outs across the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

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Electric vehicle charging sparks concern among drivers

More than two in three Australians think the nation needs more electric vehicle charging stations even though their number almost doubled last year.

AAP

Ausgrid postpones planned works in Hunter amid heatwave conditions

High temperatures are sweeping across the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Microgrid to provide lifeline during extreme weather blackouts

The essential services include the pharmacy, grocery and fuel providers.

Newcastle Herald

Hail, lightning strikes and power outages: Severe thunderstorm hits the Hunter

Rolling coverage of the stormfront.

Newcastle Herald

Ausgrid restores power after blackout hits central Newcastle, suburbs

Ausgrid says an underground cabling fault caused the outage.

Newcastle Herald

Ausgrid postpones planned power outage as temperature to hit 37C

A decision was made on Friday afternoon.

Newcastle Herald

Resident gets electric shock attempting to hang Christmas lights

The lights were accidentally thrown over active power lines.

Newcastle Herald

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Newcastle Herald

New battery to charge up Newcastle

The 65kwh battery will help maintain a quality local power supply.

Newcastle Herald

'Complex' power outage affects cluster of streets in Mayfield East

About a dozen streets remained without power on Thursday morning.

Newcastle Herald

'Lives at risk' amid spate of copper, electrical wire thefts: Ausgrid

Detectives are investigating the thefts.

The Conversation

Shop around to beat electricity price spikes? It's not as easy as it should be

Australian consumers are painfully aware of the energy cost crisis. And from July 1, electricity bills are set to rise by a further 20-25% across South Australia, New South Wales, south-east Queensland and Victoria. The increases will add to cost-of-living pressures across households and small businesses.

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Newcastle Herald

Power restored to thousands of homes in Lake Macquarie area

The outage was caused by a feeder fault.

AAP

Low-profile electric vehicle chargers tested in Sydney

The first of 30,000 electric vehicle chargers mounted on power poles has launched in Sydney as part of a plan to help apartment dwellers power up their cars.

The New Daily

‘Sun tax’: Outcry over plans to charge families for feeding their excess solar power into the grid

A controversial plan to charge families with solar panels for power they feed back into the grid has drawn new criticism

The Conversation

Future home havens: Australians likely to use more energy to stay in and save money

Soaring energy costs are a major factor in Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. The conventional wisdom is people will reduce their energy use in response to rising prices – and this may be the case for the most vulnerable households. However, our research published today suggests rising costs of living are more…

ABC News

Why community batteries could be the next step in the solar power revolution

This year the federal government will begin rolling out 400 community batteries to store excess energy produced by households — an initiative that is expected to prompt an uptick in solar panel purchases.

Newcastle Herald

'Overly aggressive': see the latest pruning job in Newcastle

Mature trees on Council, Laman and Dawson streets were chopped last week, leaving large holes in the centres.

Newcastle Herald

Power pole network to charge electric cars hits Newcastle

Australian drivers will be able to 'fill' their electric vehicles at up to 30,000 new charging stations by 2029, with a plan announced in Newcastle on Tuesday.

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