Electricity Energy and Utilities

• SA faces more power woes after generator goes offline

  Posted March 03, 2017 16:39:08 | Updated March 03, 2017 18:49:41

  South Australians are asked to turn off non-essential appliances to avoid potential load-shedding after three units at the state's largest power generator go offline.

  Topics: community-and-society, electricity-energy-and-utilities, adelaide-5000, sa

• BHP backs carbon price, funding for carbon capture

  RN

  By Gregg Borschmann for RN Breakfast

  Posted March 03, 2017 15:42:35

  Global miner BHP Billiton calls for "short-to-medium term" incentives to build new baseload power generation in South Australia.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, mining-industry, coal, australia, sa

• AEMO postpones works to protect SA grid

  By political reporter Nick Harmsen

  Posted March 03, 2017 15:13:03 | Updated March 03, 2017 18:06:38

  Planned work on a Victorian transmission line will be delayed following SA's power station fire.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, emergency-planning, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Renationalise electricity grid to fix 'failure' of system: economist

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  By Will Ockenden

  Posted March 03, 2017 10:31:33 | Updated March 03, 2017 12:21:13

  A publicly owned electricity grid is the only way to put a cap on costs, keep energy competitive and solve the country's energy crisis, according to one economics expert.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, australia

• Households face uncertain future as Hazelwood closure looms

  ABC Gippsland

  By Laura Poole

  Posted March 02, 2017 11:13:39 | Updated March 02, 2017 11:14:43

  Hundreds of Latrobe Valley households are wondering if they will be able to afford to make mortgage repayments after the Hazelwood power station closes.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, community-and-society, regional, morwell-3840

• Boost in natural gas electricity generation urged by SA Premier

  By political reporter Nick Harmsen

  Posted March 02, 2017 09:14:10

  A plan which could force more gas into South Australia's energy market to put downward pressure on power costs and improve reliability is flagged by Premier Jay Weatherill.

  Topics: states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, adelaide-5000, sa

• China shift to renewables turns 'climate bad boy' into 'true leader'

  By China correspondent Bill Birtles

  Posted March 02, 2017 05:56:28 | Updated March 02, 2017 09:52:50

  A third consecutive year of falling coal consumption and a renewable energy spending spree has made China the new global leader on climate change, some environmental groups claim.

  Topics: climate-change, environment, coal, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, china

• Signals Directorate put on backup generators during heatwave

  Posted March 01, 2017 20:10:02

  The Australian Signals Directorate was placed on diesel generators in early February because authorities were concerned about the reliability of the energy grid.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, defence-and-national-security, canberra-2600

• AEMO bolsters power reserves, reassures SA electricity customers ahead of heatwave

  By SA political reporter Nick Harmsen

  Posted February 28, 2017 16:18:00 | Updated February 28, 2017 17:09:05

  The national energy regulator takes the highly unusual step of reassuring South Australians that it is not forecasting supply shortfalls as temperatures reach the high 30s over the next four days.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, states-and-territories, parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, alternative-energy, environment, sa, adelaide-5000

• Nationals and Labor MPs teaming up to tackle electricity grid problems

  By political reporter Uma Patel and Sabra Lane

  Posted February 28, 2017 12:43:24

  Nationals MP Andrew Broad and Labor MP Pat Conroy are launching a new inquiry into modernising the power grid.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, federal-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, australia

• TasWater boss fires back at Gutwein's plan to wrest control

  By Annah Fromberg

  Posted February 27, 2017 19:23:04

  A slanging match breaks out over a proposal for Tasmania's water and sewerage system to be taken out of the hands of local councils.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, water-management, water, water-supply, tas

• 100 per cent renewable energy network possible with existing technologies: study

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  By Caroline Winter

  Posted February 27, 2017 12:39:37 | Updated February 27, 2017 18:55:51

  Australia can build an affordable and secure electricity network with 100 per cent renewable energy, using existing technologies, according to research by the Australian National University.

  Topics: energy, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia, australian-national-university-0200

• Disillusionment grows over Turnbull's economic policy inaction Analysis

  By business editor Ian Verrender

  Posted February 27, 2017 06:54:51

  Malcolm Turnbull is facing not just the expected sniping from the sidelines but growing discontent from the political middle as tax reform and renewable energy policy go nowhere, writes Ian Verrender.

  Topics: business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, tax, australia

• SA Water eyes producing electricity near Hahndorf

  By political reporter Angelique Donnellan

  Posted February 24, 2017 15:50:15 | Updated February 24, 2017 17:34:44

  One of the state's biggest power users, SA Water, is looking to construct a hydro-electric turbine near Hahndorf to help offset its hefty electricity use.

  Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, hahndorf-5245, adelaide-5000, sa

• Mount Piper Power Station image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 24, 2017 12:57:57

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, coal, lithgow-2790

• NERA ten-year energy plan sets sights firmly on collaboration and global platforms

  ABC Rural

  By Babs McHugh

  Posted February 23, 2017 17:02:22

  Australia's energy future is dependent on the development of the services and manufacturing sectors according to National Energy Resources Australia.

  Topics: mining-rural, small-business, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, energy, manufacturing, oil-and-gas, mining-industry, perth-6000

• NERA Energy Plan image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 23, 2017 17:02:22

  Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, mining-industry

• The renewable energy target explained

  By political reporter Jane Norman

  Posted February 23, 2017 14:29:26 | Updated February 23, 2017 14:40:14

  The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, energy, australia

• Power retailers pay $130m in penalties rather than meet RET requirements

  By political reporter Jane Norman

  Posted February 23, 2017 13:49:20 | Updated February 23, 2017 19:00:34

  Electricity retailers ERM Power and Alinta Energy opt to pay more than $130 million in penalties, rather than meeting their renewable energy obligations, raising fresh questions about the Renewable Energy Target.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, environment, climate-change, australia

• Coal-fired power in Lithgow goes under the spotlight at Senate inquiry

  ABC Central West

  By Gavin Coote

  Posted February 23, 2017 13:20:12

  Lithgow's coal-fired power generation goes under the spotlight at a Senate inquiry into the retirement of coal-fired power stations.

  Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, lithgow-2790, wallerawang-2845

• Solar power 'cheaper than fossil fuels in most capital cities'

  Posted February 23, 2017 13:07:06 | Updated February 24, 2017 05:54:31

  Solar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.

  Topics: environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, nuclear-energy, solar-energy, science-and-technology, energy, coal, australia

• Costs blowout in NT's three utilities companies could cost Territorians

  By Alyssa Betts

  Posted February 21, 2017 13:10:33 | Updated February 21, 2017 16:41:27

  There are now 200 more people employed by the NT's three utilities companies than before they were split, which has cost more than $70 million so far, insiders say.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, nt

• 'Clean coal' cheaper than renewable energy, lobby group claims

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  By political reporter Tom Iggulden

  Posted February 21, 2017 09:24:03 | Updated February 21, 2017 09:28:19

  A coal lobby group claims using "clean coal" would be a cheaper way to lower carbon emissions than renewable energy sources.

  Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia

• SA companies make bid to form bargaining group for electricity contracts

  Posted February 21, 2017 08:25:19

  A group of South Australia's biggest electricity users are hoping to be allowed to band together in a bid to negotiate favourable long-term electricity contracts.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa

• Second turbine used in SA load shedding event 'has been unviable for years'

  By Leah Maclennan

  Posted February 20, 2017 16:19:20 | Updated February 20, 2017 17:28:11

  The second turbine at Adelaide's Pelican Point power station, which had to be fired up after load shedding earlier this month, has been losing money for years, its operator says.

  Topics: energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, port-adelaide-5015, sa, australia

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