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“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets

New rules will bring distribution network planning and reporting up to speed with the consumer energy revolution, and aim to create a fairer and cheaper market.
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Renewables sector learning from messy failures after oil company collapses with $200m clean up bill

Another oil and gas company collapse raises new concerns about who picks up massive clean up costs of decommissioned fields, and the renewables industry is watching closely.
Flood-prone rugby fields, gaps in regional health: First round of REZ grants back 46 community projects

Flood-prone rugby fields, gaps in regional health: First round of REZ grants back 46 community projects

New drainage systems for flood-prone sports ground and a new community health hub are among the first recipients of the first round of renewable energy zone grant funding.

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“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets

“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets

New rules will bring distribution network planning and reporting up to speed with the consumer energy revolution, and aim to create a fairer and cheaper market.
Renewables sector learning from messy failures after oil company collapses with $200m clean up bill

Renewables sector learning from messy failures after oil company collapses with $200m clean up bill

Another oil and gas company collapse raises new concerns about who picks up massive clean up costs of decommissioned fields, and the renewables industry is watching closely.
Flood-prone rugby fields, gaps in regional health: First round of REZ grants back 46 community projects

Flood-prone rugby fields, gaps in regional health: First round of REZ grants back 46 community projects

New drainage systems for flood-prone sports ground and a new community health hub are among the first recipients of the first round of renewable energy zone grant funding.
Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
Hunter Valley collieries to be greened-up as clean industrial hubs in “post mining land transformation”

Hunter Valley collieries to be greened-up as clean industrial hubs in “post mining land transformation”

State and federal governments aim for 7,000 green and industrial jobs under new master plans for shuttered Hunter Valley coal mines.
Deed signed to boost export link from new renewable energy zone to main demand centres

Deed signed to boost export link from new renewable energy zone to main demand centres

Work to start on sub-station and transmission line upgrades to boost the export capacity of key new renewable zone to major load centres.
Regulator bans two solar and battery installers for failing to meet standards and regulations

Regulator bans two solar and battery installers for failing to meet standards and regulations

Regulator says two individuals banned from installing solar PV and home batteries under the SRES for failing to meet a range of legal obligations.
Starting from scratch on nuclear in Australia would take longer, cost more than first-time offshore wind

Starting from scratch on nuclear in Australia would take longer, cost more than first-time offshore wind

CSIRO says nuclear power is “most expensive in each case” of its modelling, with a “first-of-a-kind” premium on building in Australia likely to cost 100% more than international best practice.