The extensive survey of Queenslanders across 2023 was revealing in many ways. One significant focus was awareness of electricity bill rebates.
A key figure in the inquiry into Victoria’s most deadly bushfires is dismayed by the limited progress to make the state safer.
The cost associated with putting transmission lines underground has been considered unjustified,but the violent storm that rocked Victoria may require a rethink.
The opposition leader is picking a fight with the government over energy policy,putting nuclear at the centre of the debate.
Almost one-in-seven of Victoria’s 13,000 electricity transmission towers have patchy or extensive rust,with experts warning the network is vulnerable to extreme weather.
The energy giant is running its only power station in Victoria at full capacity to help stabilise the grid following Tuesday’s huge storm.
The Latrobe Valley’s Loy Yang A is Victoria’s largest coal-fired power plant. It’s also old and unreliable – leaving taxpayers exposed.
Gale force winds have yet again toppled transmission lines,raising questions about the ability of the electricity grid to cope with climate change.
Residents and towns across northern Victoria say they’ve been left without power for 80 hours in just two months,which has forced businesses to shut and raised safety fears.
The regulator says it is increasingly concerned about dodgy operators in the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.
Households may get some relief from high electricity prices by the middle of the year as forward spot prices in the wholesale electricity market fall.