Electricity Production and Distribution

Leading energy modellers forecast temperature rises will be kept within 2C of pre-industrial levels thanks to rapidly advancing clean technologies.

As green energy players are going to greater lengths in a bid to secure support, the French company behind South Australia's massive Goyder renewables project has handed over the nearby Worlds End Gorge as a new SA national park. 

A scorching hot summer could see demand for electricity spike to a once-in-a-decade high, we're being warned, increasing the risk of blackouts, and forced power outages across the country.

The Energy and Water Ombudsman negotiated more than $900,000 in outcomes for customers who made complaints.

Outback businesses have lost income following a sudden power outage, with one club owner reporting a loss of $35,000. Owners are now appealing for compensation as utility prices soar.

SunCable wants to build what it calls the world's largest renewable energy project and has identified Bell Bay in northern Tasmania as the potential site for its advanced cable manufacturing facility.

While most Australians are stuck with inflated fixed-rate power prices, some are saving money by playing the spot market. So how are they doing it, and why isn't it for everyone?

Satellite data shows the massive explosion of rooftop solar from above, but the rest of Australia's energy transition is falling behind. Search for your suburb's rooftop solar count.

Hundreds of households could be forced to pay thousands of dollars to replace private power poles on their property after Western Power deemed them "defective".

In the decade since Emerald's Sharron Booth first installed solar panels there have been changes to how their isolators are kept safe. That became all too apparent when flames engulfed part of her rooftop system one recent weekday morning.

Consumers are being warned not to expect any immediate relief despite a big fall in wholesale power prices to their lowest levels in two years.

Around Australia, records are tumbling as rooftop solar production soars to new highs. Experts say the trend is pushing the grid to its limits and highlighting the urgent need for storage.

E-scooters, e-bikes and renewable energy storage in the form of batteries are rapidly increasing in popularity, but they’re creating another problem.

Once a source of pride and prosperity, a foreign-owned Australian coal mine is now a byword for debt and despair. Observers say it's also a time bomb that's set to explode on energy users.

The rise of rooftop solar in Australia shows no signs of slowing, bringing cheap, clean power. But the technology is also reshaping the power system in some surprising ways.

A high-stakes fight over the future of a failed Australian coal mine descends into acrimony, as a major power station takes legal action against consultancy Deloitte.

There are growing safety concerns at Yallourn Power Station in Victoria, one of Australia's biggest coal-fired power plants. Experts say that could be bad news heading into a long, hot summer.

Farmers are locking their gates to level the playing field with power giants, and it's creating a roadblock on Australia's clean energy super highway. So what happens now?

Parts of Victoria are taking a battering as a strong cold front bound for Melbourne moves through the south west of the state.

Trove of confidential documents shed light on claims by energy giant that throwing a lifeline to an ageing coal plant could be "low cost" for taxpayers.

AEMO's latest 10-year outlook is double-edged, foreshadowing both increased opportunities for generators and increased risks in terms of reliability — some sooner than others.

The energy market operator warns hot and dry conditions will pressure the electricity network, and says more investment in renewable projects is needed.

Renewable energy is increasingly the main game in Australia's electricity system, so why are governments stepping in to prop up ageing coal-fired plants?

One patient says he had to hobble down the stairs with a fractured ankle during a power outage at a major Adelaide hospital yesterday, as authorities launch an independent review into the problem.