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Australian Energy Regulator says it needs more time to decide on a dispute to the proposed design of the huge grid upgrade from the organisers behind a tractor protest. The post Regulator takes extra time to weigh VNI West dispute as tractor protest he...

ACT says final step to going all-electric is to abolish existing network connections. But currently that costs up to $800 for a home and $1,500 for a business. The post Electrification: ACT seeks to cut hefty cost of quitting gas network appeared first...

Mainstream media reckons electricity prices went up last quarter because the cost of generation rose. Bollocks. The energy oligopoly simply exercised its market power. The post Energy oligopoly turns screws on customers after Liddell exit and renewable...

Costs revealed for the network component of the Waratah Super Battery, and one of the world's biggest and most complex standby battery systems. The post Australia’s “biggest and most complex” standby battery system won’t be chea...

Australia's biggest generation companies now have a new tool to help push prices to the market cap - big batteries. The post The big battery being used to push electricity prices to the market cap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL faces heavy fines after regulator discovers that two of its coal generators did not deliver the grid stability services they were paid to do. The post AGL coal plants in trouble for failing to do what it says on the box and stabilising grid appeare...

Regulator approves new payments for Waratah Super battery, but the public won't be told. Why have battery storage deals suddenly become so secretive? The post Regulator approves payments for world’s biggest “shock absorber” battery, b...