Energy Industry

Residents in the regional Victorian community are concerned a proposed 665-hectare solar farm would change the microclimate of the renowned grape-growing region and drive away tourism.

Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter — draughty, with poor insulation, thin glass and inadequate heating. But there's a growing movement of people retrofitting their homes to make them cheaper to run and more comfortable year-round, while also reducing emissions. 

Energy experts — and even Greenpeace — underestimated solar power's rapid global growth. Now many believe solar is set to become the world's biggest power source within the next decade. But it is falling prices — rather than environmental benefits — that might be driving that change.

There is a huge change happening in the way we pay for our power and whether you can get the balance right could have big implications for your energy bill.

A survey of more than 1,000 people in NSW found that 39 per cent of respondents that had their energy disconnected were from middle income households.

CSIRO CEO Dr Doug Hilton is urging politicians not to undermine scientists in the energy debate, after finding himself in the political firing line.

There's more bill pain underway for households, but it's businesses that will bear the brunt of the latest gas crisis rippling through Australia's south-eastern states in the dead of winter.

The Pilbara's Balla Balla River is known for its barramundi fishing but could soon be home to a nearby sea water desalination plant worth $5 billion. 

Nuclear power is in the headlines a lot right now. So we ask energy experts to break down exactly what it is.

The Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone becomes the first in Australia to secure planning approval for the transmission lines that will link renewable projects to the electricity grid. Some residents say their concerns have been "overlooked".

Peter Dutton has pledged to build nuclear power plants in these teenagers' regions if the Coalition wins the next election. Some are excited by the prospect of a new industry but others want to keep the focus on renewables.

With a $593 million hydrogen plant on the way, sales activity in Whyalla's housing market is on average double compared to its regional neighbours. 

Chris Bowen is the Climate Change and Energy Minister, and he speaks with Sarah Ferguson about the federal opposition’s plan to building multiple reactors on seven sites.

The 'new climate wars' between the Albanese Government and Dutton Opposition came to Federal parliament today MPs return for a final sitting before the winter break.

Advocates are worried not everyone is finding it easy to access — and benefit from — renewable energy.

The Coalition wants nuclear to be the Yin to rooftop solar's Yang. But some experts say the technologies make terrible bedfellows. 

A surge in the polls helped spur the Coalition to announce its nuclear policy. Whether it holds on to that lead will come down to which side can persuade voters that such complex issues can magic up any short-term betterment in their lives.

Australia currently produces a relatively small amount of radioactive waste due to its limited nuclear industry, so what would happen to the waste generated by seven nuclear reactors if they were built under a Coalition government?

NT government-owned utility the Power and Water Corporation has revealed the territory's shortfall in gas supply cost taxpayers $43.4 million in 2023-24, and is estimated to cost another $24.3 million next financial year.

Gas prices return to crisis highs as cold weather, a lack of renewable energy and plant outages smash the east coast market. 

Peter Dutton has broken every single rule when it comes to unveiling radical policy as opposition leader, tearing up the script and gambling with his party's chances at the next election with his nuclear policy. Can he pull it off?

Peter Dutton's nuclear energy plan is one of the riskiest gambits from opposition in many moons. He genuinely believes nuclear is the answer to Australia's energy problems, but it remains to be seen whether the details will vindicate his conviction.

We asked Australia's largest energy companies, fund managers and a mining billionaire whether they think nuclear is a viable option for meeting our emissions targets — "unicorns" and "impossible without subsidies" were some of the responses we got back. 

Across Australia, a huge, forced migration is underway as consumers are shunted on to complex power prices. Just don't expect anyone to tell you about it.

The body that sets the rules in Australia's biggest electricity markets acknowledges worries about complex power prices as it launches review.