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Energy complaints surge as cost of living bites

Sustained energy price increases have fuelled complaints to Victoria's energy and water ombudsman, as bills continue to hit household budgets hard.

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Surging power prices pushing Hunter manufacturer offshore

Power prices force Hunter manufacturer to consider Vietnam.

Newcastle Herald

Energy market operator 'can't guarantee' lower bills

Energy officials warn of "stubbornly high" power prices as coal plants stutter towards an exit, with no guarantee bills will fall in the next five years.

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Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

New sources of power and transmission must be built "on time and in full" to secure the nation's electricity grid, the Australian market operator has warned.

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Australia’s electricity grid to remain reliable if renewable projects delivered ‘on time and in full’, Aemo says

Investments in solar, wind, batteries, pumped hydro and transmission links are vital, authority says

The Guardian - AU

Energy regulator says nuclear unlikely before 2050 as Chris Bowen attacks Coalition’s ‘risky’ plan

Australian Energy Regulator chair says Australia is ‘probably a decade too late’ for nuclear power despite opposition’s pledge to build first two plants by 2037

The Guardian - AU

Trump basks as Biden infighting returns

Donald Trump has received a hero’s welcome at the Republican National Convention as Joe Biden struggles to shake calls to step aside, and Chris Bowen brings the nuclear debate back into focus.

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Aussies cooking with gas not nuclear under network plan

Renewable energy and more gas is the cheapest way to power a net-zero economy, with electricity demand tipped to double by 2050 as homes and cars go electric.

AAP

Clean energy transition delays threaten power stability

Power grid upgrade delays and the mothballing of generators will create energy gaps for Australia's eastern states unless there's swift public investment.

AAP

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

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

'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.

AAP

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Australia could use a "secret weapon" to share the country's wealth of sunshine, kickstart the stalled energy transition and permanently reduce power bills.

AAP

Energy operator backs transmission network overhaul

The head of the Australian Energy Market Operator says new transmission lines are a core part of a low-carbon energy system fit for the 21st century.

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The Conversation

Unsexy but vital: why warnings over grid reliability are really about building more transmission lines

“To ensure Australian consumers continue to have access to reliable electricity supplies, it’s critical that planned investments in transmission, generation and storage projects are urgently delivered.”

Newcastle Herald

Going underground: weighing up the benefits of putting transmission infrastructure beneath the surface

There is widespread resistance to above ground transmission infrastructure.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels ‘not fast enough’ as wind and solar investment lags

Australian Energy Market Operator head Daniel Westerman says two-thirds of electricity capacity could leave grid by 2030

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Playing with power

The energy regulator warns Australia is too slow investing in a new, clean electricity supply, and NDIS Minister Bill Shorten describes last week in Parliament as ‘worse than shambolic, it was toxic’.

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The New Daily

Power bill relief may be in sight as renewables help to shrink electricity prices

Dr Bruce Mountain said there has been a “big pull down” in wholesale power prices over the past six months.

ABC News

Drop in wholesale power prices as renewable energy generation from wind and solar grows, AEMO finds

Fossil fuel-fired energy output hits record low levels in Australia's biggest electricity grid, triggering large falls in power prices spurred on by extraordinary growth in green energy.

ABC News

Western Renewables Link protest turns ugly as farmers accuse representatives of 'running into bushes'

A protest against a major energy transmission project planned for Central Victoria turned ugly when nearly 100 farmers rallied with tractors against the controversial Western Renewables Link (WRL).

The New Daily

Winter gas shortfalls looming without fresh supply

The energy market operator has warned of risks to winter gas supply in some states if more production doesn't became available for domestic users.

AAP

Risk to winter supply as gas crisis enters second year

The energy market operator has warned of risks to gas supply this winter but is armed with new powers over producers as the energy crisis enters a second year.

ABC News

AEMO warns of NSW power gaps within three years, calls for 'urgent' investment in grid

The state is set to bear the brunt of reliability gaps in Australia's biggest power system as mass coal-fired power exits hit.

AAP

Energy market operator plugs fix for 'reliability gaps'

The Australian Energy Market Operator warns electricity grid reliability is in doubt over the next 10 years without timely investments to replace coal plants.

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