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Utilities

Ausgrid obtains regulatory waiver to start on Hunter REZ transmission project
Ausgrid has regulatory approval for a waiver to allow it to start building the Hunter renewable energy zone.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 6, 2025

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Utilities

Not everyone hates Ausgrid’s proposal to encourage and manage rooftop solar-batteries
Industry and consumer advocates are aghast at Ausgrid’s pitch to move into rooftop solar and batteries, but not everyone is against it.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 29, 2025

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Utilities

Retailers and consumer advocates gang up on Ausgrid’s push into rooftop solar and batteries
Ausgrid wants permission to roll out and orchestrate rooftop solar and batteries, but its idea has been met with criticism from retailers and consumer advocates.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 23, 2025

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Commentary

Marinus Link is an expensive risk for Tasmanians, and it needs better scrutiny
The Marinus Link is likely to cost four times more than the equally controversial football stadium in Hobart. It should be subject to deeper scrutiny and better modelling.
Jack Gilding

May 28, 2025

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Utilities

Queensland electricity users hit with $51m in natural disaster costs
Three natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 will add $51m to Queenslanders’ electricity bills over the next two years. Future rises might be bigger.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 29, 2025

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Commentary

What’s really driving high power bills (hint, it’s not renewables) and how can we reduce them?
New research cuts through the noise to find what is really driving up electricity costs over the longer term, and how governments and consumers can turn the trend around.
Johanna Bowyer

Mar 25, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Consumers to get “marginal” bill relief despite rooftop PV driving big falls in wholesale power prices
As renewables drive down wholesale electricity prices, questions are raised over why consumers will get only marginal bill relief in the coming year.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2024

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Policy & Planning

AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries
Market rule maker proposes tightening ring-fencing rules to improve the efficiency of the grid connection process as Australia scrambles to meet its renewables targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2024

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Coal

“Control room went black:” Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
CEO Darren Busine says system collapse that led to the explosion was not predictable, but the AER is still pressing for fines.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 14, 2024

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Electrification: ACT seeks to cut hefty cost of quitting gas network
ACT says final step to going all-electric is to abolish existing network connections. But currently that costs up to $800 for a home and $1,500 for a business.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2023

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Gas exporters sucking gas out of domestic market in middle of crisis, data shows
Australia’s LNG exporters are contributing to an ongoing energy crisis, by diverting gas away from the domestic market, AER data confirms.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 29, 2022

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Regulator reminds generators of market obligations as Bowen plays down risk of outages
Bowen says there’s no need to cut essential electricity use despite forecast shortfalls, as regulators remind generators of their obligation to play fairly.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 14, 2022

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