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Solar

Shock and dismay as one of Australia’s biggest solar recycling hopes put into administration
One of Australia’s big hopes for solar recycling has been put into administration – much to the surprise of the company – and just months after industry warnings.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 6, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“$300 billion, not $9 trillion:” Net zero report authors put record straight after Nationals inflate costs 30-fold
Authors of net zero cost report say use of their attention grabbing bill headline of $9 trillion is misleading, and the real additional cost is $300 billion. Oops.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 5, 2025

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Chart of the day

World’s biggest isolated grid hits new peak of 89 per cent renewables, led by rooftop solar
WA’s main grid – the biggest isolated system in the world – hits a remarkable new renewables peak of 89 per cent, driven mostly by rooftop solar.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 5, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Practical, equitable … cute? Labor’s free solar plan sparks call for more electrification, and flexibility
Free electricity for three hours a day! What’s not to love? But energy experts say it should be a base for a bigger push into electrification and demand flexibility.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 4, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Solar Sharer: Bowen wants retailers to offer free electricity for three hours in middle of every day
Electricity retailers will be required to offer free solar power to households for at least three hours in the middle of each day, in a radical federal government reform.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Intermittent coal:” Bowen tells right-wing think tank and fierce critic that it’s got it wrong on renewables
Energy minister Chris Bowen takes the fight to one of the government’s loudest critics, saying the right wing think tank has got it wrong on renewables and coal.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

AEMO boss says energy retailers need to make VPPs more attractive for homes with PV and batteries
AEMO boss says energy retailers need to convince customers that VPPs offer good deal for their PV and batteries, and play a key role in the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 21, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: How to escape the gas death spiral
Australia’s gas network rules are outdated — and consumers are paying the price. Vulnerable households could be trapped in a ‘gas death spiral,’ facing ever-rising bills as others go electric.
Anne Delaney

Oct 1, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: The renewables lifeline for struggling farmers
Fourth-generation farmer Charlie Prell explains how after years of drought and falling commodity prices, wind turbines helped secure his farm’s future. But he says some developers have left scars that still fuel distrust.
Anne Delaney

Sep 18, 2025

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Renewables

Solar, batteries and electric boats: 100 pct renewable plan to save Pacific Islands from crippling cost of diesel
Proposal to help Pacific Islands get to 100 pct renewables and slash crippling cost of diesel could form key part of partnership with Australia for UN climate conference.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 9, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: What happens when an entire community decides to ditch gas and go electric?
Rewiring Australia’s John Buchelin outlines what’s working, and what’s not, in the country’s most ambitious community electrification pilot.
Anne Delaney

Sep 3, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: Saul Griffith wants “consumer army” to plug in and fight back
Households, electrification, and consumer power collide in Griffith’s roadmap for cutting emissions, saving money, and reshaping Australia’s energy future.
Anne Delaney

Aug 27, 2025

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