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Power giant welcomes data centre-driven price tailwinds

Power giant welcomes data centre-driven price tailwinds

Australian energy giant AGL has beaten earnings expectations and lifted its forward guidance, with industrial and data centre demand expected to support prices.

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

Electrical apprenticeships defying post-COVID slowdown

The uptake of trade apprenticeships has dropped following the expiration of a pandemic relief program but remains higher than it was in 2019.

The workers helping power Australia's energy transition

The workers helping power Australia's energy transition

The workers helping power Australia's energy transition

The workers helping power Australia's energy transition

Thousands of workers are riding the ups and downs of building the solar, wind and transmission needed for the next-generation energy system.

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Energy watchdog's legal move over outback outage

Energy watchdog's legal move over outback outage

The energy watchdog has launched legal action against a major power supplier after an outback community hit by storms endured days without power.

Mighty storm just not cricket as energy grid damaged

Mighty storm just not cricket as energy grid damaged

A powerful storm has left more than 100,000 homes and businesses without power while bucketing down on the Big Bash cricket season opener.

Budget update to reveal Australia's fiscal fortunes

Budget update to reveal Australia's fiscal fortunes

The federal treasurer says he's booked another $20 billion in savings in the budget update, but is keeping mum on whether that means a smaller deficit.

Overpowered: battery rebate could be drained in a year

Overpowered: battery rebate could be drained in a year

Australian households are installing more than 1000 solar batteries every day, but their popularity could accelerate the end of the government's rebate scheme.

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Power prices to rise, secret department documents warn

Power prices to rise, secret department documents warn

Power prices to rise, secret department documents warn

Power prices to rise, secret department documents warn

The federal government has released confidential briefing documents which warn of higher power prices over the months to come.

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid is facing penalties for allegedly outsourcing staff for years without giving internal employees the chance to prove they could be just as efficient.

Kyiv plunged into darkness after mass Russian attack

Kyiv plunged into darkness after mass Russian attack

Kyiv plunged into darkness after mass Russian attack

Kyiv plunged into darkness after mass Russian attack

Russia has again targeted Ukraine's energy facilities in a major drone and missile attack, blacking out several regions including the capital.

Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant

Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant

Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant

Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian strike has seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in the lead-up to winter.

'Savage' Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine

'Savage' Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine

'Savage' Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine

'Savage' Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine

Russian strikes have hit Ukraine's rail and power grids, with a drone attack injuring dozens of train passengers at a station in the country's north.

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

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

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

'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.

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Grid reliability gaps covered, if no project delays

Australia's investment pipeline for clean energy, storage and transmission to replace coal is "healthy", but project delays pose reliability questions.

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All energy costs rise but small nuclear most reactive

Small nuclear reactors are by far the most expensive new build energy-generating projects, a study has found, while renewable sources remain the cheapest.

Battlers overcharged millions by monopoly power utility

A power monopoly raked in millions of dollars from Centrelink customers by continuing to draw payments after their accounts were closed, a watchdog has found.

Global energy wobbles power-up electrification push

Australia's vulnerabilities to global energy price spikes run deep, sparking calls for rapid electrification of transport and other exposed sectors.

Energy price rule changes to limit unfair bill hikes

Vulnerable energy customers will be afforded extra protections from price gouging by electricity retailers in rule changes set to come into effect in 2026.

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Sun sets on another state's solar home battery rebate

Not everyone is happy as another state scraps its solar energy sweetener for homes as a federal government battery subsidy kicks in.

Dodgy backup generator silence before major blackout

A report has detailed failures after a crippling power outage left 20,000 locals with 'no phones, no internet, no fuel' and no idea backup generators were down.

Arson suspected as power outage hits Cannes festival

The grand close of the Cannes Film Festival will go ahead as planned despite a brief outage that shut down power and disrupted traffic in southeastern France.

Call for household battery help to plug energy concerns

Cutting the price of solar batteries would lower household bills while easing pressure on the energy network, say groups pushing for a national scheme.

Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

As Queenslanders prepared for a tropical cyclone, an Australian electric car company raced to fulfil an influx of orders to keep lights and fridges working.

Origin bets on gas and batteries to keep the lights on

Leading energy retailer Origin Energy says it is "well-placed" to benefit from the energy transition as it bets on big batteries to help keep the lights on.

AGL slams nuclear option, doubles down on big batteries

Australia's biggest emitter AGL Energy will build "a whole range of assets", but not nuclear reactors, to support the closure of 50-year-old coal power plants.

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