Australia’s biggest power supplier says there is no way its coal plants can keep operating long enough for Peter Dutton to replace them with nuclear reactors.
AGL,one of the nation’s biggest energy retailers,has been dealt a record fine of $25 million for wrongly taking money from hundreds of welfare recipients.
Australia’s biggest generator says a target for 82 per cent renewables by 2030 may be challenging but must not be abandoned if the Coalition wins the election.
Energy giant AGL last month carried out an Australia-first trial of taking one of the units in NSW offline for five hours and returning it to service in the afternoon.
Aluminium giant Alcoa has locked in a new electricity deal to power its Portland smelter in Victoria’s south-west,strengthening the outlook for the plant’s future.
Power giant AGL says Australia has reached a critical juncture in the renewable energy transition and has no time to waste waiting for nuclear.
There has been a jump in the number of Victorians seeking help over surging energy prices.
Power giant AGL has struck a deal to buy a big battery and solar developer as it races to add more renewables in time for its impending coal plant closures.
Delays in upgrades to the east-coast grid could raise power bills by hundreds of dollars a year in some parts of the country,analysis shows.
An explosion in the number of data centres in Melbourne and Sydney,which will use vast amounts of electricity,is looming as a new test for the grid.