Latest
Letting data centres build first, catch up on renewables later could add $40 billion to power bills
Data centres should carry the cost of higher electricity rates if allowed to build now, and bring their own renewables later, as suggested by regulator.Well done, Angus: Taylor vows to slash Arena, home battery and EV funding to pay for promised tax cuts
Coalition leader Angus Taylor wants to scrap renewable energy agency, funding for home batteries and EVs, to help pay for promised income tax cuts.
Australia enjoys surge in wind, solar and battery projects, with $32.5 billion now financed or under construction
Across Australia, $32.5 billion of generation and storage is now under construction or at financial close, the CEC says in its bi-annual investment report.
More News
Renewables
Letting data centres build first, catch up on renewables later could add $40 billion to power bills
Data centres should carry the cost of higher electricity rates if allowed to build now, and bring their own renewables later, as suggested by regulator.
Storage
Commentary
Keep the temperature down: In an anxious world, we need to make the energy transition work for everyone
The response to the shocking attack on Helen Haines suggests we need to bring more hope and less fear to our public debates, particularly about climate and energy.I was wrong about Nelson’s ESEM: It could actually provide the answer to decarbonising Australia
My biggest analysis error this year has been missing the point of the Nelson Review. Now I realise it is a fundamental redesign of the NEM, and should succeed.
Policy & Planning
Well done, Angus: Taylor vows to slash Arena, home battery and EV funding to pay for promised tax cuts
Coalition leader Angus Taylor wants to scrap renewable energy agency, funding for home batteries and EVs, to help pay for promised income tax cuts.
Most Read
1
2
4
Chart of the Day
Sponsored Content
Carbon, crops, and kilowatts: Building renewable energy projects through regenerative land practices
How do regenerative land practices make renewable energy more reliable? How does government policy reward carbon-positive farming? And why modern EBOS design has become a carbon technology?
The most significant structural reform to Australia’s NEM in a generation – but will financiers actually bank it?
The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
- Volvo promises a new “lower priced” EV after huge loss and job cuts prompt strategy review
by Joshua S. Hill on 26 October 2026 at 4:37 AM - “Right to charge” strata legislation paves way for EV chargers to be installed in apartment buildings
by Bryce Gaton on 26 October 2026 at 4:32 AM - Another luxury EV brand to enter Australia in 2027, with Chery’s Luxeed to bring high-end performance electric SUV
by Riz Akhtar on 25 October 2026 at 7:48 PM - Mitsubishi ASX VR-e previewed – Japanese car giant returns to EV market with its fastest ever passenger car
by Riz Akhtar on 25 October 2026 at 3:00 AM