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An EV road user charge is looming. Could it slam the brakes on Australia’s clean car transition?

The revenue from fuel excise is falling but it’s not only because of EVs, which make up less than 2% of cars on the roads

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Search for new power transmission options as cost of overhead powerlines in Australia soars

Search for new power transmission options as cost of overhead powerlines in Australia soars

Local options such as rooftop solar and battery storage could play larger role in backing up power system, Aemo says

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Green hydrogen has stalled in nearly every corner of Australia. So why is the government still revving it up?

Green hydrogen has stalled in nearly every corner of Australia. So why is the government still revving it up?

Chris Bowen announced $814m for the clean energy source despite projects in doubt across NSW, Queensland and South Australia

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Australia’s investment in large-scale wind and solar hits six-year peak

Data comes as federal government passes legislation Thursday making expanded energy underwriting program law

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Australia urged to increase climate goal after UK announces ambitious 81% reduction target

One expert says climate targets can seem abstract but matter because they serve as an ‘investment signal’ to cashed up investors

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Is the hydrogen vehicle dream over? Australian car buyers are making their choice clear

Experts worry hydrogen cars will delay electrification of transport – but only five were sold in Australia in the last quarter, while EVs sell steadily

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Clearing the air: how to get your household off gas

Electrifying your home will lower energy bills and emissions – and it pays to get ahead of the curve

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Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power

Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power

Critics argue change could lead to people installing smaller solar power systems so they aren’t penalised for exporting excess energy during the day

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Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

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Hope for power bill relief as eastern Australia’s wholesale electricity price tumbles

Hope for power bill relief as eastern Australia’s wholesale electricity price tumbles

Exclusive: September quarter average fell to $63 a megawatt hour, partly thanks to milder winter and increased renewables

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Victoria’s gas ban for new homes expected to reap significant emissions cuts

Victoria’s gas ban for new homes expected to reap significant emissions cuts

Exclusive: Analysis shows new all-electric homes would generate 16% lower emissions than new gas-electric homes

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Electrifying call for national ban on gas to new homes

Electrifying call for national ban on gas to new homes

Ban gas connections to new homes and set a date for ending residential gas use instead of "enthusiastic inaction" on transition, critics are urging Labor.

Why are electricity prices rising in July? How can I cut costs? Your energy questions answered

Why are electricity prices rising in July? How can I cut costs? Your energy questions answered

Energy costs are set to rise, once again. Here's a breakdown of what's happening, along with answers to some of your burning energy questions.

Matt Canavan says Liddell power station's closure is linked to several 'lack of power' alerts. Is that correct?

Matt Canavan says Liddell power station's closure is linked to several 'lack of power' alerts. Is that correct?

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has sought to link recent AEMO energy alerts with the closure of Liddell power station. But is there a link?

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Russell Brand is the latest to platform climate conservative Bjørn Lomborg’s ‘reckless’ net-zero cost claims

The Danish commentator has been accused of continuing to misrepresent findings about the costs of cutting emissions, despite pleas from scientists

Why are electricity prices set to rise in some states? What can I do to save on electricity?

Power bills look set to rise for many Australians from July — but that all depends on where you live and which energy provider you're with.

ExxonMobil ignored accurate global warming studies by its scientists for decades, research finds

ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest fossil fuel companies, predicted global warming, but chose to downplay climate change for decades.

Government imposes one-year price cap on gas, but Australians still face hundreds in energy bill rises

An extraordinary move to temporarily cap gas prices will slow runaway electricity costs, but Australians should still expect to see their bills increase next year.

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Renewable energy contributes record 68.7% of power to Australia’s main grid for brief period

Figure is 4.6 percentage points higher than previous record from September and compares with maximum of 30% five years ago

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Conservative commentator Erin Molan digs herself into a hole in defence of coal

Fossil fuels simply don’t check out when it comes to tackling Australia’s rising energy prices while lowering emissions

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Winds of ‘radical change’: Queensland breaks up with coal in stunning week in energy

Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ditch coal by 2035, leaving experts ‘gobsmacked’ given the state’s deep association with the fossil fuel

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

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News Corp claims coal and gas moratorium would be a revenue ‘black hole’. How much would it really cost?

Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’

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