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- Climate Activists Want to Blame Americans’ Soaring Utility Bills on Anything but Green Energy Sun, 30 Mar 25, 4:00amMassachusetts has historically supported several expensive green energy projects that have been found to raise utility costs, including offshore wind farms like Vineyard Wind and the abandoned Cape Wind project...
- Solar feed-tariffs plummet, but 'the stuff you use is very, very valuable' Sun, 16 Mar 25, 5:41amOnce, governments stumbled over themselves to shower money on rooftop solar owners. No longer — payments have tanked up to 99.93 per cent for exports.
- From 60 cents to less than a cent. Why have solar tariffs fallen off the cliff? Sun, 16 Mar 25, 5:41amOnce, governments stumbled over themselves to shower money on rooftop solar owners. No longer — payments have tanked up to 99.93 per cent for exports.
- Soaring energy transition costs pushing state-owned Synergy to the brink Fri, 7 Mar 25, 9:13amWestern Australia's state-owned power provider is under such financial strain that the energy minister went to the government seeking a taxpayer-funded bailout valued at almost $1 billion.
- Giving up control of your air conditioner may reduce blackouts: experts Wed, 26 Feb 25, 7:00amQueensland’s power companies can force thousands of air conditioners in homes into low-power mode on the hottest days of the year. Experts say systems like this need to be part of the energy solution.
- ‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials Tue, 11 Feb 25, 2:56amMixed reaction from campaigners as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant
- Planners recommended against nuclear plant in 2019 citing fears for Welsh language Fri, 7 Feb 25, 10:28pmIndustry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning system
- Solar power breaks new records but still has vulnerabilities Thu, 30 Jan 25, 8:21amIncreasing solar power is reshaping the national energy grid, with wholesale prices plummeting during the day but spiking during the night.
- Great Britain’s energy grid operator closes connection queue Wed, 15 Jan 25, 11:00pmNeso says ‘short pause’ will help ease logjam delaying vital green projects, as unfunded ‘zombie projects’ block queue
- Great Britain’s energy system operator blocks access to grid connection queue Wed, 15 Jan 25, 11:00pmNational Energy System Operator says ‘short pause’ will help ease logjam that is delaying vital green projects
- Two power station owners to get more than £12m for three hours of electricity Thu, 9 Jan 25, 5:19amUniper and a subsidiary of Vitol able to charge 50 times recent market price to ensure supply during evening peak
- Fossil fuels are being 'eaten alive' by the solar rush Wed, 18 Dec 24, 5:42amSatellite imagery reveals the staggering rise of solar farms around the world in recent years. Can Australia get on board?
- UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids Mon, 9 Dec 24, 5:00pmFor every £1 spent on renewable energy projects, only 25p was invested in connecting them to grid, report finds
- Redflow was the great hope of Australian manufacturing. Its collapse left customers with broken batteries Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:30amRedflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.
- Collapse of Australian battery manufacturer leaves jaded customers with broken goods Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:30amRedflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.