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Facing rising electricity costs and repeated outages, WA's biggest dairy farm is investing $650,000 in a hybrid solar and battery system to keep irrigation running and milk flowing as the number of dairy farms in the state...

Shires in WA have welcomed the release of guidelines that could see them make significant money for hosting renewable energy projects, but there are questions about how to make sure the cash comes through.

There has been a flurry of installations in home batteries and rooftop solar in Mount Gambier following the launch of a community bulk-buy renewables program.

Australia's road freight is set to become the nation's largest source of emissions by 2030, but a NSW trial aims to show electric heavy trucks can cut carbon.

Property owners in the path of a proposed new route for the New England renewable energy zone corridor fear their land values will plummet.

A community's battle against a 360-hectare solar farm comes as a report finds there has been inadequate consultation in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone...

Two regional NSW councils that already host 42 per cent of the state's wind turbines push back over more projects in the pipeline.

Two regional NSW councils that already host 42 per cent of the state's wind turbines push back over more projects in the pipeline.

The Coalition's election pledge for nuclear reactors caused deep divisions within the community of Port Augusta — now that it's been taken off the agenda, locals are looking towards different futures.

One north-east Victorian town is battling a renewable energy project while its neighbour has plans to go totally green, fuelling policy division ahead of the election.

Kepco bought up large swathes of the New South Wales Bylong Valley with plans to build a coal mine. The mine was knocked back years ago, but the company still isn't saying what comes next.

Kepco bought up large swathes of the New South Wales Bylong Valley with plans to build a coal mine. The mine was knocked back years ago, but the company still isn't saying what comes next.

Hunter landowners in the path of transmission lines are angry about their treatment after their homes and land were deemed crucial to Australia's energy needs.

Hunter landowners in the path of transmission lines say they are living through the "most stressful experience" of their lives with their homes and land deemed crucial to Australia's energy needs.

Residents in the regional Victorian community are concerned a proposed 665-hectare solar farm would change the microclimate of the renowned grape-growing region and drive away tourism.