Big batteries and fast-start gas plants will keep the lights on across Australia and help to stabilise highly volatile power costs, Origin Energy says.
A dairy farmer is dead and around 135,000 properties remain without power in Victoria after storms knocked down transmission towers and lines.
A battery failure triggered a chain of events leading to an explosion at Callide Power Station, leaving nearly half a million Queenslanders without power.
The Australian energy regulator is taking a Queensland power plant owner to court over alleged compliance failures at a beleaguered coal-fired facility.
Mining and utilities are tipped as "bright spots" for construction and engineering jobs to offset broader economic pain as business investment stalls.
AGL Energy insists there is a "very, very competitive" market after bouncing back into profit and reserving billions of dollars to replace coal-fired power.
Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.
Consumers are set to benefit as the national electricity grid uses less coal and gas-fired electricity and the share of renewable energy hits a record.
The Australian solar industry contracted for the first time in 10 years in 2023 as fewer large-scale arrays went online, but rooftop systems continued to shine.
Amid "horror stories" from low-income households battling rising living costs, $206m will be spent to cut energy bills and open the door to solar power.
A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.
Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.
Extra costs for transporting Queensland gas south to other states are expected to hit the east coast gas market next year, adding to supply pressures.
Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.
Supply issues and sick workers have combined to delay the return to service of a major coal-fired power station in Queensland.
Clean energy sources will take over from ageing coal power stations under a supercharged federal scheme, but critics say household bills will rise without gas.
The national science agency has achieved a key milestone in the development of a local hydrogen industry with the opening of a refuelling and research station.
Fortescue Metals Group has received a "first strike" on executive pay as the iron ore miner unveiled plans to splash $1.1 billion on green hydrogen.
Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.
Silicon for solar panels and batteries will be part of a green precinct for high-tech manufacturing to kickstart new supply chains and end China's dominance.
Super funds and other climate investors have released a plan to help bankroll new industries so workers facing job losses do not shoulder the burden alone.
Renewable energy is setting records and wholesale energy prices are returning to normal, but federal Labor is warning of bill shock if the rollout is delayed.
Energy demand plunged as mild winter temperatures and record high rooftop solar output slashed wholesale electricity and gas prices, the latest data shows.
A Queensland coal power station was operating without required regulatory approval when it was taken out by an explosion, authorities say.
Tradies and uni graduates with clean energy skills and sustainability credentials are in demand but Australia needs tens of thousands more to hit climate goals.
Mining companies are among big energy users bankrolling wind farms and other renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions.
Holidaymakers will be refunded more than $30,000 after a company admitted overcharging them for electricity at a complex on the Sunshine Coast.
Pilbara Minerals reports a 326 per cent surge in net profit to $2.4 billion as the world rapidly electrifies and demands a secure supply of sustainable lithium.
A clean energy investment snapshot shows Australia may be charging into the battery era, but poor planning and transmission gaps risk failure on 2030 targets.
Origin Energy expects another tough year for cash-strapped customers after posting an FY23 net profit of $1.06 billion as it prepares for a foreign takeover.
Some companies are too reliant on "risky" carbon capture and storage assumptions when claiming they are meeting global climate targets, data shows.
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