Solar Energy

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.

Traralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.

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.

Australians being wrenched into the teeth of the energy transition can expect more change from today amid new prices, solar charges and government largesse.

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 NT's electricity system is in a "prime but precarious" position and could face blackouts within four years if looming challenges are not met, according to the NT Utilities Commission. 

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".

With big wind and solar projects stalling, the energy market operator forecasts that Australian households will continue to do the heavy lifting in the renewables transition, with four out of five homes to have rooftop solar by 2050. 

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. 

The Government wants to lift the percentage of locally-made solar panels from the current 1 per cent of the market to 20 per cent.

The government knows it can't compete with China to make cheaper solar panels. But it's placing a billion-dollar bet that it can outcompete the manufacturing giant on technology to transform Australia's tiny solar industry. 

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

Local councils say the growing number of renewable energy projects needs to be balanced against local land use requirements and community interest.

Peter Dutton faces stiff opposition to his nuclear ambitions due to wall-to-wall Labor state governments, but figures it's simply a choice between the carrot or the stick.

Coalition promises that nuclear power will make for cheaper electricity prices don't stack up, according to an energy analyst, who says there was no evidence anywhere in the developed world to suggest new reactors were pushing down prices.

The Coalition has put its cards on the table, unveiling its plan to build nuclear plants to secure Australia's energy future. But one thing was missing — what will it cost?

A farmer with $50 million in public liability insurance says it will not be enough should a fire jump from his place into a new neighbouring solar farm. He says it isn't sufficient to cover "rebuilding an industrial estate" and wants the industry pick up the slack.

As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission. These are the numbers you should keep in mind when thinking about its place in Australia's energy transition.

An Indigenous-owned solar farm, the first to be connected to a power grid, has been opened in the Northern Territory remote community of Marlinja.  

Todd Fuller painted the portraits of 30 Liddell Power Station workers to mark the site's closure. The experience changed his perspective forever.

Across Australia, huge numbers of consumers are slowly waking up to the presence of mysterious new power charges on their bills. 

With upheavals in the agriculture industry making some farms unviable, a landowner in South Australia is encouraging others to consider repurposing their properties for renewable energy projects.

Queensland's Daintree Rainforest does not have mains electricity — so many residents are burning hundreds of litres of "dirty" diesel fuel a week just to keep their businesses running.