Electricity
Household electricity prices to fall as much as 10% after green energy surge
The regulator has proposed the steepest reductions in electricity prices for households since 2022, but the outlook remains clouded by the war in Iran.
- Nick Toscano
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Why ‘house burping’ should be on the agenda for Australians and their leaky homes
The Europeans were doing it for centuries before American lifestyle influencers rebranded it. But what is “house burping” – and what does it mean in the Australian setting?
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
- Exclusive
- Climate crisis
Energy shock: families choose between cooling their homes and driving
“Intensifying global heat” has meant the time people are unable to do simple daily tasks – like walking, cleaning, or working outside – has doubled, a study has found.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall and Courtney Kruk
How to get mass adoption of EVs in city areas? It’s not just about public chargers
As inner-city residents in Sydney and Melbourne turn to DIY options to charge electric vehicles on the street, more councils are offering formal trials to suspend cables in the air or lay them safely across the street.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Major power retailer sees hope of bill relief as renewables shine
Origin Energy’s boss says a slump in wholesale electricity prices could offer relief for household energy bills if prices stay where they are.
- Nick Toscano
Australians bearing the brunt of ‘second-best’ climate plans
One of the nation’s leading economists says Australians are paying the price for a political class that is “far from brave” when it comes to climate policy.
- Shane Wright
- Exclusive
- Renewables
More than $9 billion in renewable energy projects fast-tracked in two years
Sweeping planning powers have been used to push through a raft of solar, wind and battery projects in just two years.
- Kieran Rooney
‘It’s getting pretty dire’: Disasters leave communities stranded without phone service
Residents across regional Victoria are furious about regular phone network failures. The situation, they say, is putting them in grave danger.
- Benjamin Preiss
‘No one supported my idea’: Mysterious Chinese billionaire forced out of the shadows
Cao Renxian is one of China’s richest men in an industry the world can’t live without, yet almost no one outside the business knows his name.
- Bloomberg News