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Eric Abetz handed senior Tasmanian cabinet roles – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Gambling emerges as the main NRL game

Letters and Short Takes, March 28

Newcastle Herald

Hanging on in vain for Hunter's crucial REZ masterplan

What will the Hunter and its neighbouring regions look like when the REZs are up and running?

Newcastle Herald

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New NSW gas import plant could avert predicted east coast shortages, CEO says

Port Kembla facility will be able to meet all of Victoria’s needs and cover for 70% of New South Wales, according to Squadron Energy

The Guardian - AU

Electrification needs gas to bridge shortfall: operator

Despite a push for electrification, the energy market operator is urging investment in gas pipelines, storage and ports to secure power for homes and industry.

AAP

Southern Australian households to face gas shortages from 2026 as most production set for export

Aemo reports that Victoria’s total available gas supply will drop by 48% from 2024 to 2028

The Guardian - AU

Australian renewable sector recorded ‘alarming’ slowdown in 2023, energy body finds

Clean Energy Council report details ‘particularly poor’ investment in large-scale plants but says rooftop solar and batteries are ‘storming ahead’

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Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria

State’s energy minister calls for national approach to energy system resilience as climate change causes more extreme weather events

The Guardian - AU

Ten must pay Wilkinson’s legal fees, court rules – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop

Grid faces fresh strains as heatwave roasting inland Queensland and NSW extends to Sydney

The Guardian - AU

As Australia's net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need

Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A huge build of solar and wind farms, transmission lines and big batteries is needed. But progress is challenged by the scale required, community resistance to new…

The Conversation

Australian homes three times more likely to have solar panels than a pool as energy prices surge

Data shows 2023 had second-highest record of rooftop solar installations as small-scale solar continues to grow

The Guardian - AU

Queensland power supply to face strain as heatwave sends demand to near-record levels

Surging consumption comes despite ‘very sleepy period’ for electricity use, energy expert says

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?

The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’

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Coal will be all but gone by 2034 under Australia's latest energy roadmap

Australia’s coal power stations will all close in 2038 – five years earlier than previously expected – and variable renewable energy capacity will need to triple by 2030 and increase sevenfold by 2050.

AAP

'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short

Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.

The Guardian - AU

Aemo warns coal-fired power plants could drop off before replacements are ready

Solar and windfarms will need to triple by 2030 to 57GW and expand seven-fold by 2050 to 126GW

Newcastle Herald

Smelter watching the grid 'extremely closely' as Hunter temperatures soar

Tomago Aluminium is the state's largest energy consumer.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen's struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28

Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s.

Newcastle Herald

Tomago Aluminium's power supply in the balance

AGL's plan's for a 500MW battery at Tomago go on public exhibition.

The Guardian - AU

Renewables predicted to avert risk of blackouts as scorching summer looms for Australia

New wind and solar farms will provide about 2,000MW more electricity than was available last summer

The Guardian - AU

The West Australian goes big on Woodside’s ‘keeping lights on’ claim but keeps readers in dark on climate

Newspaper endorses CEO Meg O’Neill’s position the company’s gas is needed but doesn’t mention global heating

AAP

Fresh records for renewables but fears linger for bills

Renewable energy is setting records and wholesale energy prices are returning to normal, but federal Labor is warning of bill shock if the rollout is delayed.

The Guardian - AU

Surging renewable energy sees record supply to Australia’s electricity grid

At one point in September nearly 100% of eastern Australia’s demand could have been met by renewables, says energy operator Aemo

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs ‘drastic’ renewables boost as nuclear not an option for decades, says centre-right thinktank

Exclusive: Blueprint Institute says nuclear ban should be lifted, but disagrees with Coalition opposition to green energy rollout

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