Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures
Offshore wind hopes boosted after a massive auction held in the UK awarded a record 8.4 gigawatt (GW) of projects at an unexpectedly low price.
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Wind and solar generate more electricity in Europe than fossil fuels for first time in 2025
Wind and solar generated a record 30 per cent of EU power needs in 2025, with fossil fuels generating 29 per cent.
“A price gouging rip off:” Cost of GreenPower certificates have plunged, but retailers still charge huge premium
A collapse in the price of LGCs means consumer GreenPower prices should also plunge this year - but will they? And why haven't they already?
Five million households are paying way too much on their electricity bill
Three quarters of the 6.8 million residential electricity customers in the National Energy Market are not on their retailer’s cheapest plan. It's time to change!
NSW pins hopes on solar-battery hybrid projects as it races to meet targets to replace ageing coal
NSW looks to boost support for solar-battery hybrids, as it seeks to ramp up efforts to build enough new capacity to allow closure of its ageing coal plants.
“Tipping petrol on the fire:” World experiences third hottest year in 2025, as fires, floods hit at home
Last year was the world's third warmest on record, underscoring a trend already fuelling destructive fires and floods in Australia in the early days of 2026.
German-backed developer has second bite at Gippsland wind project after VCAT rejection
A small wind project in Gippsland seeking planning approval comes with a long backstory that belies its modest size.
Ontario utility wants to double the asking price of nuclear, while US wants reactors on the moon
Ontario utility asks regulator to double the price it is paid for nuclear power - to the equivalent of $A222/MWh - to cover the costs of new reactors and upkeep.
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world's biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
Networks are losing volume to rooftop PV and home batteries, and we now have a tariff problem
Electricity networks face a structural challenge - their regulated revenue model is being challenged by rooftop PV, and this trend will accelerate with home batteries.