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- ‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer Tue, 29 Sep 26, 11:00pmUtility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows
- Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan Tue, 29 Sep 26, 7:33amExclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control
- Burnham to announce government-backed body to invest in electricity grid Tue, 29 Sep 26, 5:00amExclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control
- 'Cut the complexity': Watchdog moves to dramatically simplify power bills Thu, 18 Jun 26, 12:07amMillions of Australians have been often unwittingly moved to complex and variable power tariffs. An energy watchdog says bills must be simplified.
- Big battery boom means fewer transmission lines will be needed Thu, 25 Jun 26, 1:02pmHome batteries hit 600,000 as households play big role in energy transition, but building transmission projects remains "critical", according to the latest AEMO energy plan.
- Trillion-dollar super war chest waiting to be unleashed on green projects Sun, 26 Jul 26, 4:41amAustralian super funds manage $4.5 trillion in retirement savings, but directing some of that war chest towards the clean energy transition could be more difficult than it seems.
- Battery-powered households not signing up to 'virtual power plant' scheme Thu, 6 Aug 26, 4:41amThousands of households with batteries installed under the federal government's scheme are choosing not to sign up to be a so-called virtual power plant that sells stored energy back to the grid.
- Investors 'losing patience' with slow renewables rollout, report finds Tue, 11 Aug 26, 6:29amAn investor survey found delays in connecting large-scale renewable projects to the grid are driving businesses away and slowing the drop in power prices for everyday consumers.
- 'Disasters hanging on people's walls': The consumer fallout from the solar battery boom Thu, 13 Aug 26, 4:46amSolar Power Nation is spruiked by a number of current and former sports stars, but the major retailer is facing investigations in multiple states as consumer complaints rise into the hundreds.
- Albanese's rare concession in the energy wars is revealing Thu, 27 Aug 26, 5:00amAs is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy.
- Power price drops for most customers as batteries flatten peak Tue, 26 May 26, 8:19amSurging levels of renewable energy and better reliability from coal-fired generators are set to give consumers a break, with benchmark power prices to fall up to 10 per cent for consumers and more for small businesses.
- Battery boom marks new political chapter in Australia's energy wars Thu, 28 May 26, 4:42amWithin the government, there's quiet confidence the battery boom will continue to gather pace and help shield Australia from both global shocks and domestic demand surges, driving prices even lower.
- Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs Wed, 27 May 26, 9:30pmMore Americans are using small solar panels in their back yards or balconies as a clean way to cut their electric bills
- NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal creating US utility giant Tue, 19 May 26, 2:25amDeal would create largest regulated US utility, serving 10 million customers as AI-driven demand for power surges
- Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power Thu, 7 May 26, 8:00pmAs communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them