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AGL names the date when it will pull the plug on Liddell

Liddell Power Station will shut down on April 28, the plant's owner AGL confirmed on Monday.

Newcastle Herald

Power station demolition a step closer as Liddell's curtain call looms

"After over 50 years of generating electricity for Australia, Liddell power station has reached the end of its operational life and will close in April 2023."

Newcastle Herald

Gas price cap places pressure on retailers

Retailers have been struggling to access affordable long-term gas for their industrial and commercial customers, raising questions about energy policy.

AAP

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SA Riverland shack owner find surprising power bill in despite disconnections

As part of the preparation for the River Murray event, SA Power Networks commenced a rolling disconnection of various properties from the grid — but some shack owners have received an unexpected supply charge on their power bills.

ABC News

TND’s Newsmakers of the Year, 21 to 12

Here are the first 10 in our series of people who grabbed our attention the most in this turbulent year of 2022.

The New Daily

Energy users and ex-ACCC boss praise government for staring down ‘bullies of the gas industry’

Industry argues capping gas at $12 a gigajoule risks future investment but experts say price is top end of range forecast before invasion of Ukraine

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Newcastle Herald

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Wide support for National Transition Authority

Energy companies and unions have expressed broad support for a Greens' proposal to establish a national transition authority to manage the energy transition.

Newcastle Herald

Small lots may make Huntlee hot property, but not how you think

Lots this small forces developers to remove all trees on the estate, leaving the homes with no heat cover and small lots prevent any planting of new trees.

Newcastle Herald

How AGL's closure of Torrens Island gas-fired power station will affect SA's power prices and energy stability

AGL has announced it will close its Torrens Island B gas-fired power station a decade earlier than planned. So where will the closure leave the state's power supply?

ABC News

Afternoon Update: Labor, Coalition team up on anti-corruption bill; ABC reboots Mother and Son; and a heartbreaking paramedic response

Legislation on federal anti-corruption body has passed lower house without amendments to strengthen its powers

The Guardian - AU

AGL to close its Torrens Island 'B' gas power station in South Australia in 2026, nearly a decade early

The energy giant says the facility is losing millions of dollars and it is moving towards integrating more renewable energy. The decision leaves the power plant's 120 workers facing an uncertain future.

ABC News

AGL to close South Australia’s main gas power station, citing new grid link and cheaper renewables

The closure of the Torrens B 600MW gas-fired plant will happen by mid-2026, instead of 2035 as previously planned

The Guardian - AU

AGL to close South Australia power plant

AGL has announced plans to close a gas-fired power station in Adelaide in 2026, following extensive consultation with stakeholders.

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The Guardian - AU

After Mike Cannon-Brookes’ shake-up, AGL now faces the challenge of pivoting away from power stations

Boardrooms around Australia will be noting what shareholders can do if you don’t take climate change issues seriously

The Guardian - AU

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AGL shareholders overrule board to elect directors nominated by Mike Cannon-Brookes

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes scores a resounding victory at AGL's annual general meeting, with all four of his independent director candidates appointed to the energy giant's board.

The Guardian - AU

Mike Cannon-Brookes succeeds in shaking up AGL board

All four of the billionaire Atlassian co-founder’s proposed new directors secured seats on the board of Australia’s largest carbon emitter

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Billionaire secures AGL board overhaul

Four candidates nominated by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' private company, Grok Ventures, have been elected to AGL Energy's board of directors.

The Guardian - AU

AGL shareholders will speak this week – and Australia’s energy market will be listening

On show at the company’s AGM may be the final big demonstration of shareholder activism in the nations’s electricity generation space

The Guardian - AU

Origin Energy to be split in half and invest in renewables under new $18.4bn takeover bid

The energy giant would be divided into electricity generation and gas firms in order to hit Australia’s climate targets

The Guardian - AU

Almost a third of Australia’s large companies pay no income tax

Tax Office finds more than half major mining, energy and water companies paid nothing in 2020-21, a three-year high

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Tabcorp results remind us that voting is still dominated by the big end of town

When a vote is counted by shares and not shareholders, the powerful hold sway. Is it time to look at compulsory voting for retail shareholders in ASX300 companies?

AAP

Billionaire fires next salvo in AGL stoush

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is rallying shareholders for a larger board at AGL Energy to speed up the leading electricity firm's exit from coal-fired power.

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Broken Hill energy project gets $45m from ARENA

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide $45 million in support for a renewable energy storage project in Broken Hill and more than $400,000 for a feasibility study to convert a gas-fired power station. The funding, announced by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen on Friday, will flow…

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