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Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

The utilities sector is expected to have the slowest growth in maintenance spending as higher-cost fossil fuel generators are replaced by renewable energy.

Think tank urges bold clean tech support

Think tank urges bold clean tech support

Think tank urges bold clean tech support

Think tank urges bold clean tech support

Electric trucks, utes and vans are part of plans to re-industrialise and join emission-busting supply chains, if the upcoming budget is bold, a think tank says.

Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal

Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal

Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal

Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal

Australia's superannuation funds, as long-term investors, are increasingly making decisions based on the best returns for members in a decarbonising world.

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Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

A leading economist has doubled down on calls for a $100 billion a year carbon tax to back new industries and stop pumping out "astounding" levels of methane.

Origin Energy LNG revenue soars, Eraring's future open

Origin Energy LNG revenue soars, Eraring's future open

Origin Energy's revenue from liquefied natural gas on higher volumes and prices surged in the March quarter, as talks continue over keeping Eraring burning.

Resistance warrior wins international environment prize

Resistance warrior wins international environment prize

A young First Nations woman has won an international environmental award in recognition of her grassroots advocacy.

BHP's $60b copper power play rejected by British rival

BHP's $60b copper power play rejected by British rival

BHP has had a $60 billion bet on "future-facing commodities" rejected by rival Anglo American, which said the iron ore giant's takeover bid was opportunistic.

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Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Renewable energy generation is lifting its overall share of a growing national electricity market and pushing wholesale prices down, according to official data.

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Clean energy groups want the federal government to stay the course on its industrial policy aimed at seizing a once-in-a-century decarbonisation opportunity.

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Some of the most extreme weather Australia has ever seen is proving to be the "X-factor" for power bills as wholesale energy prices rise.

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

Thousands of workers face uncertainty as BHP considers the fate of nickel operations amid a global glut of the metal, but coal for power plants is firing up.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

A national energy performance strategy has been devised for households and businesses to reduce costs and controversy over new power plants and transmission.

'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

Australia can slash climate pollution by three quarters this decade and enjoy prosperity, according to a plan that covers every sector of the economy.

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Relief for some as power prices drop, but not for all

Regulators have released draft recommendations on what consumers in Australia's east will pay to keep the lights on. One state will see a big drop.

Clean energy investment slowdown threatens 2030 target

A record year for big batteries and love of rooftop solar is not enough to shake off coal generation and go largely renewable by 2030, the industry warns.

BHP issues 'call to arms' for competitive mining future

Resources giant BHP says governments need to work harder to make sure Australia is in the race as global competition heats up for iron ore and battery minerals.

Whitehaven H1 profit plunges after lower coal prices

Cheap Russian coal and the costs of an acquisition have hit Whitehaven Coal's first-half profit after the exporter reported a substantial fall.

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Bushfire survivors bring home renewable energy message

Survivors of bushfire say they want everyone to live in a home that is safe from extreme impacts of climate change, which demands a rapid rollout of renewables.

Court action against power plant after mass outage

The Australian energy regulator is taking a Queensland power plant owner to court over alleged compliance failures at a beleaguered coal-fired facility.

Bill shock to ease as cost of power falls, solar shines

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.

Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

Tweaked environmental laws remain too loose to safeguard water supplies and tackle threats to food growers and country from onshore gas wells, research shows.

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

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.

'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short

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.

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

Taxpayers will fork out $220 million to prop up a failed coal mine, critical for electricity generation in West Australia.

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