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The Federal opposition insists the states must respect a mandate for nuclear power if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister at the next election.

The competition watchdog said new supply is needed to avoid the potential shortfall.

Energy retailer Dodo has been fined $82,500 after breaching the electricity code of conduct by exceeding price cap regulations.

Australia urgently needs to increase the amount of solar and wind to meet its energy needs in the coming decades.

The 2021 explosion at the Callide Power Station blacked out nearly 500,000 customers when a backup battery system failed at the coal-fired plant.

Australia's south-east is facing a potential gas supply shortage during the coldest months of the year, in part due to production shortfalls at a plant in Victoria.

While the proposal looms as the defining issue of the next election, it could also have a massive impact on Australia's energy supply and on your power bills.

You might pass hundreds of them every day without batting an eyelid, but a change to some of the nation's power poles could see power bills marginally go up for some customers.

A Sydney woman has urged customers to check their gas and electricity bills after she was overcharged by more than 80 per cent.

Services for Impacted households in the town of Ballarat are forecast to be down for the coming hours.

Origin may receive compensation from the state government if the plant makes a loss in that time.

More than half of Australia's population could be at risk of low energy supply in the coming years unless new renewable energy projects are completed and connected on schedule.

The government is today scrambling to defend wealthier Australians receiving the payments announced in the budget.

A level G4 storm – the second-highest classification – is set to impact all of Earth across the weekend, the Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre warned, which could cause power outages and disrupt GPS and communications.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its latest report for the March 2024 quarter and the figures are surprising.

Households hoping for cost-of-living relief in this year's federal budget will welcome comments from Anthony Albanese this morning.

The welcome news comes after years of hefty price increases.

Last week's destructive storm took Victoria by surprise.

Half a million people were left without power after collapsed transmission lines prompted one of the largest outage events in the state's history.

As much as half of one town in the Grampians has been burnt to the ground, including the only school.

Families in the state have been forced to seek shelter elsewhere due to storm damage.

The Victorian town has endured nearly 100 power outages in the past year.

According to Western Power, at least 4,000 homes and businesses are still without power after Significant thunderstorm and bushfire activity cut the power to around 33,000 people.

Thousands are in the dark after flash floods, hail and wild winds caused significant damage across Perth's eastern suburbs and further inland.

The turbines will produce 14 gigawatts of electricity, which is enough to power the equivalent of six million homes, Squadron Energy said.

They paid US$1 ($1.49) for the rights in 2013, according to CEO Stefano Marani, and started to test the composition of the gas flowing from two rusted drill pipes that had been installed years before for mineral exploration.

Space-based solar power involves harvesting sunlight from Earth orbit then beaming it down to the surface where it is needed.

The program, announced in June, is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is worth $254 million over two years.

The federal government has announced the expansion of an investment program for renewables in a play it says will secure Australia's future power supply.

Relying on renewable power sources to avoid blackouts as energy demand peaks this summer could prove a risky strategy, an expert has warned.

The City of Sydney and City of Melbourne have both agreed to build no council facilities with fossil fuel connections by the end of the decade.

Chris was puzzled when he received a whopping gas bill of $1271 for the latest quarter.

The major Australian electricity and natural gas generator owns 13 per cent of the National Electricity Market's electricity generation capacity.

EnergyAustralia has been taken to court by the ACCC.

Concession card holders in New South Wales are set to get a little more help with their power bills after this year's price hike pain.

The fish kill was initially deemed a natural event, but now the EPA is bringing a NSW electricity company to court over the 2022 fish death.

The Eraring coal power station near Newcastle, owned by Origin Energy, was set to close in 2025 as part of the state's move towards renewable energy.

Tropical Storm Idalia headed out to sea after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving residents to begin the arduous process of picking through the debris of devastated homes.

Australia's biggest cities are at risk of rolling blackouts in the coming summers as temperatures rise and coal power plants shut down.

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows.

Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions.

There's evidence emerging about the health risks – not to mention costs and negative climate impact – of cooking with gas.

'Changes to planning rules' have been flagged to ensure more all-electric homes.

The one-off payment has been available to all households since March 24, and is only on offer until August 31.

The announcement comes two months out from an election, with the government hoping to burnish its green credentials.

Locals claim the proposed wind farm will wipe out the local fishing industry.

A Sydney store owner has aired his shock after his electricity bill more than doubled in a year.

Fierce battle lines have been drawn as farmers try to stop a massive multibillion-dollar renewable electricity line carving through their properties.

Minns said the energy challenges faced by NSW and Victoria were different.

Victoria has the highest reliance on gas in the country, but now the government is taking drastic measures to turn that around.