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- Climate Activists Want to Blame Americans’ Soaring Utility Bills on Anything but Green Energy 2 days agoMassachusetts 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.