Electricity
Sparkies to upskill ahead of the decade of electric vehicles
Five hundred electricians will take part in a new free pilot program to install and fix charging stations for electric vehicles.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Latest
Pump it up: Queensland unveils hydro power plan to reduce electricity costs
Next week’s Queensland budget will include $43 million to push the construction of Queensland’s first large-scale pumped hydro plant near Gympie that can power 700,000 homes.
- by Tony Moore
Exclusive
NSW budget
One-third of NSW households to access payments for solar, white goods
One-third of NSW households will have access to 10 years of upfront payments to put towards a solar system or white goods.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Cost of living
Bring out the thermals: There’s no quick fix to the energy crisis
The lack of a proper framework for the transition from fossil fuels to renewables is the main reason that households are facing steep rises in their power bills.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Want to switch from gas to electricity? This is how you do it
As gas prices skyrocket in Australia, you may be thinking of bringing forward your plan to switch your household to electric appliances.
- by Chloe Booker
Cannon-Brookes tones down AGL board demand
Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has declared he will seek only one nominee to the board of power giant AGL instead of two.
- by Nick Toscano
Manufacturers caught in energy crunch are ‘stressed and traumatised’
Businesses are shouldering losses to keep customers as energy prices for some rise fivefold.
- by Jackson Graham
Opinion
Opinion
Perfect energy storm will inflict higher power bills on consumers
Origin’s coal supply woes are being further exacerbated by difficulties in receiving other coal by rail - some of which are being affected by excess rain.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Analysis
AGL rethink highlights Victoria’s future coal challenge
If Victoria has any hope of maintaining its momentum towards lower emissions, it’ll need greater climate and energy policy planning.
- by Josh Gordon
Editorial
Power network
Focus on renewables the only solution as energy bills continue to rise
After the shock of the doubling in petrol prices at the start of this year, many households are about to discover that their energy bills are rising too.
- The Herald's View
Oil price rises and electricity costs put immediate pressure on Labor
Petrol prices are on the rise following confirmation that households will cop big power bill spikes within weeks.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano