A 'reheated' proposal by regulators to pay coal plants and renewable generators to guarantee supply to the struggling electricity grid has come under fire.
Emissions could be slashed from refineries, gas pipelines, steelworks and other industries under a $100 billion plan backed by Australia's biggest companies.
As the government reassures Australians pressure is easing on the power grid, there are questions over the speed of the transition to renewables.
A number of NSW coal-fired power stations remain offline and residents of NSW will need to conserve power so the state can get through the night.
Anthony Albanese's government is monitoring the energy situation closely to determine what changes need to be made to improve how the market operates.
Power supply jitters and rising electricity costs in the eastern states are being watched closely in Western Australia, which has avoided the emergency.
NSW could face blackouts on Tuesday evening as the cold affects electricity supplies and the energy minister admits the sector is facing huge challenges.
Australia's eastern states are facing blackouts, with the energy market operator forced to intervene.
As the federal government weighs up its options to deal with the energy crisis, a former prime minister says decisive action is needed in the gas market.
New wind and solar farms will be used to power Rio Tinto's aluminium assets in the Gladstone region, as the mining giant looks to halve emissions by 2030.
A whistleblower is doubling down on criticism of carbon credits as a "fraud" on the environment and taxpayers, despite a review rejecting his accusations.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has instructed the Australian Energy Market Operator to procure and store gas to help avoid future energy crises.
Parts of Australia have avoided soaring power prices thanks to high levels of renewable energy as experts call for a faster national grid overhaul.
Australia's first carbon-neutral certified, alcohol-free beer adds a new element to ales that a brewer hopes customers will savour.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is reviewing a number of options to counter rising energy prices as inflationary pressures strain household budgets.
The government will consider using whatever mechanisms are available to counter constrained gas supply on the east coast as price hikes begin to bite.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is consulting with his state and territory counterparts about what levers can be pulled to ease burgeoning gas prices.
The federal government says there's no immediate answer to rising power bills but it can support households through childcare support and wage growth.
A school boy cyclone survivor has challenged a bank boss to do more on climate change, interrupting an elite business summit to call out "ridiculous" lending.
AGL's leadership team will quit after billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes succeeded in foiling the energy giant's planned demerger.
The Queensland government's path to achieving its climate change targets is narrowing as the carbon clock ticks down to 2030.
Australia's carbon emissions need to peak during the next parliament to achieve net zero by 2050, but there's no expectation the major parties will change tack.
Billionaire Andrew Forrest says any hydrogen made from fossil fuels is part of the problem, and welcomes Europe's moves to boost renewable energy usage.
An energy-led recovery and decarbonisation are key issues for oil and gas majors, and for protesters, at Australia's largest fossil-fuel summit for years.
A billion-dollar naval centre will be built to maintain Australia's warships, with Scott Morrison campaigning in regional NSW following alarming polling.
An Australian pioneer in big battery systems is building its own local supply chain, as well as CSIRO-backed sovereign technology.
Moves to redesign Australia's electricity grid to better support renewable energy projects have been welcomed by institutional investors in the sector.
AGL Energy is in a stoush with its billionaire shareholder who rejects their plan to split and backs his own way to rapidly switch the power grid to renewables.
A future in which the digital economy is at risk of cyber threats and natural disasters demands new national standards, a report says.
High international fuel prices and outages at coal-fired power plants are pushing wholesale electricity costs up across Australia, the market operator says.
New modelling weighs up the jobs boon for regional economies from replacing coal-fired power plants with wind, solar, batteries, new coal or gas generation.
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