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Households to pay full cost for new gas connections as rules change to contain network death spiral

Households will have to pay up front and in full for new gas connection, thanks to new rule to protect consumers from the impending network death spiral.
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Gas shutdown in regional towns pushes households toward LPG, not electrification

A planned shutdown of gas networks in 10 regional towns has resulted in households being pushed towards LPG rather than electrifying their homes.
Australian consumer energy pioneers join forces to meet “full ecosystem of electrification needs”

Australian consumer energy pioneers join forces to meet “full ecosystem of electrification needs”

Two Australian innovators with consumer-driven missions to fast-track the uptake of renewables have joined forces, in deal backed by large Canadian pension fund.

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Households to pay full cost for new gas connections as rules change to contain network death spiral

Households to pay full cost for new gas connections as rules change to contain network death spiral

Households will have to pay up front and in full for new gas connection, thanks to new rule to protect consumers from the impending network death spiral.
Gas shutdown in regional towns pushes households toward LPG, not electrification

Gas shutdown in regional towns pushes households toward LPG, not electrification

A planned shutdown of gas networks in 10 regional towns has resulted in households being pushed towards LPG rather than electrifying their homes.
Australian consumer energy pioneers join forces to meet “full ecosystem of electrification needs”

Australian consumer energy pioneers join forces to meet “full ecosystem of electrification needs”

Two Australian innovators with consumer-driven missions to fast-track the uptake of renewables have joined forces, in deal backed by large Canadian pension fund.
Memo to LNP: AEMC says slowing renewables, sweating coal, a recipe for 20 pct power price hike

Memo to LNP: AEMC says slowing renewables, sweating coal, a recipe for 20 pct power price hike

More renewables will bring prices down, a slower transition will send them up, the AEMC says in a blunt reminder for those still keen on sweating coal and going harder on gas.
We need a reality check on the future of fossil gas, with households already racing for the exit

We need a reality check on the future of fossil gas, with households already racing for the exit

Across Australia, households are already quitting gas as a straightforward solution to the problem of high power bills. Policy and regulation needs to catch up.
Big batteries hit world-leading 40 pct share of evening demand in stunning new record for South Australia

Big batteries hit world-leading 40 pct share of evening demand in stunning new record for South Australia

Battery storage takes unprecedented 40 pct share of evening demand in South Australia, a world-record for the country’s most advanced renewable grid.
State plans to “double down” on emissions reduction in wake of Coalition capitulation

State plans to “double down” on emissions reduction in wake of Coalition capitulation

Home electrification and energy upgrades at centre of state’s new five-year plan to cut emissions, as it strives for a target of net zero by 2045.
Memo to the LNP: Industry needs predictable, stable policy to deliver energy affordability and security

Memo to the LNP: Industry needs predictable, stable policy to deliver energy affordability and security

As Australia’s federal opposition reignites the climate wars, a policy expert has a message from the EU that’s worth saying out loud: certainty and stability matter.