Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will summon energy bosses to Canberra for a meeting to demand that they give consumers more information about how to reduce …
South Australia to get nine new backup power generators
The South Australian government will purchasing nine new backup power generators to prevent a repeat of last year’s statewide blackout. SA Premier Jay Weatherill announced …
Australian energy retailers’ profit margins to be revealed
You will soon find out whether you are being overcharged for electricity when the Australian consumer watchdog reveals the profit margins of energy retailers. The …
New South Wales to get four new solar farms
The state government has given the green light for four new solar farms that will power 103,000 homes annually to be built in the North …
Battery storage and solar panel prices plummeting
The plummeting costs of solar panel and battery storage installations mean that the time to invest in them is now, according to an expert in …
Ombudsman says small businesses are suffering and many could close as a result of electricity price surges
Small businesses are bearing the brunt of Australia’s energy price hikes and many could be facing closure. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate …
Watchdog to investigate Queensland energy producers
State-owned power companies in Queensland are being investigated for price gouging and strategic bidding by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC said …
Energy chiefs renew call for Clean Energy Target
Australia’s energy production company chiefs have made a renewed call for the introduction of a Clean Energy Target as proposed in the Finkel Review. Speaking …
Coal has lost the energy war – Australian Greens
Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale has said that coal has lost the energy war and questioned why its backers are still trying to fight …
Sparks fly in Brisbane as State and Federal Energy Ministers debate findings of Finkel Report
Things are hotting up in Brisbane as Federal and State Energy Ministers meet at the COAG Energy Council to try and hammer out an agreement …