Electricity Production and Distribution

Countries across the globe are racing to rewire their electricity systems for a decarbonised future. In Australia, delays are mounting, along with doubts about whether it can meet goals on schedule.

Farmers thwart VicGrid in its first attempt to use compulsory access powers to enter their properties.

Amid swirling debate among conservative politicians over decarbonisation, energy bosses have warned against turning away from net zero despite cost pressures.

Sunbury residents say they are tired of being the state's "dumping ground" after waste-to-energy facility proposed nearby a receives a cap license from Recycling Victoria.

Seven energy retailers in Western Australia has overcharged customers by taking automatic payments from closed accounts, an investigation by the state's economic regulator reveals. 

Bell Bay Aluminium and Hydro Tasmania reach an in-principle power agreement, after the smelter last month told staff the company's future in northern Tasmania was at "significant risk".

Going off the electricity grid has been transformative for Mudgee's Lowe Wines, which had been struggling with high power bills and supply shortages for years.

In October 2024, thousands of households and businesses in far west NSW were hit by a catastrophic power outage that lasted for weeks, and the fallout continues.

Bell Bay Aluminium has told staff the company faces a "significant risk" after negotiations for a new power deal stalled, jeopardising its future.

Touted as a model for the energy transition, a "quick and easy" high-voltage powerline project linking South Australia directly to New South Wales is running dramatically over time and over budget.

Residents who lost their homes in a blaze that ripped through WA's southern wheatbelt in January may have to wait more than two years to seek compensation.

Aurora Energy is seeking a $7 million bank guarantee to cover energy costs for the Boyer Mill in southern Tasmania, but the paper mill's owner says the request is "obscene".

Business owners and locals in Western Australia's Goldfields have dealt with the first power blackout of the season while waiting for a long-term energy solution. 

More than 15,000 homes and businesses were without electricity after the entire town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder lost power.

VicGrid is cracking down on cowboys in the renewable energy sector, demanding that developers behave better or be refused access to the network.

A disused coal mine in Wollongong will be the first test site for a renewable energy company that lowers weights down old mine shafts to spin turbines and create electricity.

A Victorian farmer who has hosted transmission lines on his property for decades says he is sick of maintenance workers damaging his property.

The Victorian government pushes back its timeline for new offshore wind farms in the state's east in a blow to developers looking to move their projects to the next stage.

Early Fault Detection technology has been trialled in several Australian states but a national rollout is a long way off. 

Consumer prices rose at their fastest rate in a year in July, according to the ABS monthly figures, but one major supermarket is no longer a beneficiary as Woolworth shares dive on disappointing profits.