Energy independence? It would reduce the impact of global energy shocks
By Gareth Hutchens
If Australia produced 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources, it would reduce the impact of global energy shocks on Australia's economy.
#OilandGas #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Inflation #ClimateChange #MonetaryPolicy #GarethHutchens
Record drop for Australia's emissions. What's working and what isn't?
By Jo Lauder
Australia's emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19 shutdowns, but there's still a lot of work to do.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/record-drop-in-australias-emissions/106074296
#EnergyPolicy #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #HydroEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #EmissionsTrading #FederalGovernment #JoLauder
It’s a great story’: Accessible, cheap clean energy could spark a new world order
By Jo Lauder
Unshackled from legacy fossil fuel interests, the world’s clean energy future is being forged in the bustling cities of the global south.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-22/the-global-south-drives-the-energy-transition/106022814
#UNClimateChangeConferences #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #HydroEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #JoLauder
Australia may just be one step ahead in the global race to rewire the world
By Daniel Mercer, Jess Davis, and Alex Lim
Countries across the globe are racing to rewire their electricity systems for a decarbonised future. In Australia, delays are mounting, along with doubts about whether it can meet goals on schedule.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/transmission-line-projects-faces-massive-challenges/106029214
#EnergyMarkets #EnergyPolicy #RenewableEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyIndustry #SolarEnergy #NuclearEnergy #HydroEnergy #ClimateChange #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #ElectricVehicles #Utilities #OilandGas #GreenhouseGases #Batteries #EnvironmentalTechnology #DanielMercer #JessDavis # #AlexLim
Farmers defy compulsory access powers to block VicGrid staff
By Angus Verley
Farmers thwart VicGrid in its first attempt to use compulsory access powers to enter their properties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-11-18/vni-west-access-denied-by-farmers/106020096
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GovernmentandPolitics #Agriculture #AngusVerley
Health concerns over waste incinerator planned for Sunbury
By Natasha Schapova
Sunbury residents say they are tired of being the state's "dumping ground" after waste-to-energy facility proposed nearby a receives a cap license from Recycling Victoria.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GovernmentandPolitics #NatashaSchapova
Every WA energy retailer has overcharged customers, inquiry finds
By Cason Ho
Every energy retailer in Western Australia has overcharged customers by taking automatic payments from closed accounts, an investigation by the state's economic regulator reveals.
#Utilities #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CasonHo
Bell Bay Aluminium to get one-year reprieve with new Hydro Tas deal
Bell Bay Aluminium and Hydro Tasmania reach an in-principle power agreement, after the smelter last month told staff the company's future in northern Tasmania was at "significant risk".
#Industry #Manufacturing #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #MiningandMetalsIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning
Outback communities reflect on actions taken one year on from power outages
By Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt
In October 2024, thousands of households and businesses in far west NSW were hit by a catastrophic power outage that lasted for weeks, and the fallout continues.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/transgrid-broken-hill-outage-one-year-on/105893212
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #RegionalCommunities #OliverBrown #AndrewSchmidt
Major Tasmania aluminium smelter delivers 'unsettling news' to staff
By Sandy Powell
Bell Bay Aluminium has told staff the company faces a "significant risk" after negotiations for a new power deal stalled, jeopardising its future.
#Industry #Manufacturing #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #MiningandMetalsIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #SandyPowell
Energy transition in flux amid struggle to build major power arteries
By Daniel Mercer and Alex Lim
Touted as a model for the energy transition, a "quick and easy" high-voltage powerline project linking South Australia directly to New South Wales is running dramatically over time and over budget.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/australia-energy-transition-hampered-by-power-lines/105838808
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #AlternativeEnergy #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyMarkets #EnergyPolicy #Utilities #Environment #DanielMercer #AlexLim
Widower living in bus as he waits for answers on fire that destroyed home
By Andrew Chounding
Residents who lost their homes in a blaze that ripped through WA's southern wheatbelt in January may have to wait more than two years to seek compensation.
#Fires #HouseFires #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AndrewChounding
Future of Australia's last paper mill hangs in balance ahead of key energy talks
By Madeleine Rojahn
Aurora Energy is seeking a $7 million bank guarantee to cover energy costs for the Boyer Mill in southern Tasmania, but the paper mill's owner says the request is "obscene".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/boyer-pulp-mill-power-security-meeting/105860990
#Industry #Manufacturing #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #HydroEnergy #MadeleineRojahn
'Suck it up': Goldfields residents adjust to major power blackouts
By Macey Turner, Ivo da Silva, and Andrew Williams
Business owners and locals in Western Australia's Goldfields have dealt with the first power blackout of the season while waiting for a long-term energy solution.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/kalgoorlie-power-outage-frustrates-residents/105813042
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #SmallBusinesses #RegionalCommunities #Utilities #MaceyTurner #IvodaSilva # #AndrewWilliams
Massive power blackout shuts down Kalgoorlie-Boulder again
By Cason Ho
More than 15,000 homes and businesses were without electricity after the entire town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder lost power.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/kalgoorlie-boulder-loses-power-again/105811398
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #EnergyIndustry #CasonHo
Massive power blackout shuts down Kalgoorlie-Boulder again
More than 15,000 homes and businesses are without electricity after the entire town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder lost power.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/kalgoorlie-boulder-loses-power-again/105811398
VicGrid releases guidelines for renewables developers after community angst
By Angus Verley
VicGrid is cracking down on cowboys in the renewable energy sector, demanding that developers behave better or be refused access to the network.
#EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #AlternativeEnergy #AngusVerley
Dormant coal mine turns green electricity generator in world-first test
By Justin Huntsdale and Brooke Chandler
A disused coal mine in Wollongong will be the first test site for a renewable energy company that lowers weights down old mine shafts to spin turbines and create electricity.
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EnergyIndustry #MiningandMetalsIndustry #JustinHuntsdale #BrookeChandler
Farmer blocks access to farm amid power company dispute
By Jack Colantuono and Danielle Pope
A Victorian farmer who has hosted transmission lines on his property for decades says he is sick of maintenance workers damaging his property.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/gippsland-farmer-ausnet-transmission-line-dispute/105767192
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #LivestockFarming #JackColantuono #DaniellePope
Victorian offshore wind auction delay stalls renewable industry's plans
By Tavleen Singh
The Victorian government pushes back its timeline for new offshore wind farms in the state's east in a blow to developers looking to move their projects to the next stage.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/victoria-offshore-wind-auction-delay/105778708
#WindEnergy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #EnvironmentalPolicy #TavleenSingh
