Increasingly high prices for increasingly unreliable electricity are a direct consequence of government regulation.

Government coffers will benefit from the "stronger for longer" spike in commodity prices.

The scale of water demand from Adani's giant coal mine in Queensland appears to be larger than expected, with the company seeking approval for a large additional flood-harvesting dam.

​Oil prices eases from one-month high after a surprise increase in US crude inventories to a record high.

One of the country's major energy companies, Origin Energy, has been slapped with a heavy fine for failing to accurately report data - relating to hot water systems

Extreme heat is a test. It tests people and the systems they rely on, not least the electricity system. So in a post-Hazelwood world, how will the national electricity grid cope during hot days as we seek comfort by cranking up our cooling systems?

Oil prices rose, supported by an unplanned outage in the North Sea and expectations of a drawdown in US crude inventories.

The proposed Adani coal mine has been granted unlimited access to groundwater in a move farmers fear will allow it to drain huge amounts of water from the Great Artesian Basin.

Dozens of companies from 10 countries are vying with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc to install Australia's largest grid-scale battery to help keep the lights on in the country's most wind-dependent state.

Aurizon has warned that Cyclone Debbie will hit earnings for fiscal 2017, with rail links in central Queensland to be closed for weeks

Coal-related pollutants continue to rise at many of the country's biggest mines, power plants and export facilities, prompting demands for stricter controls to limit health damage costing billions of dollars a year.

Little more than a day after coal shipments recommenced on part of Queensland's extensive coal railway network, flooding forced the shutdown of operations on the Blackwater coal rail system.

What can be done to make sure the national electricity grid runs smoothly, not just next summer but in future summers as more coal plants inevitably shut and we move to a cleaner electricity grid?

Oil prices fell after another rise in the US rig count signalled yet a higher hurdle in efforts to pare the global glut.

The so-called energy "crisis" was predictable and stemmed from the push for renewable energy and limits on accessing domestic gas reserves, BCA president Grant King said.

Crude rose to a three-week high after Kuwait bolstered optimism that OPEC will extend output curbs beyond June.

The head of one of the country's largest energy utilities has warned the nation's energy markets risk fracture

Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent as US crude inventories rose less than expected last week.

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As the giant Hazelwood coal plant turns off the last of its units, the national electricity grid manager has sought to reassure the public it is taking steps to ensure the lights stay on when demand soars next summer.

If you're wondering why battery storage is still on the fringe of the energy debate in Australia, and also perhaps why power prices are high, just ask Tony Marxsen, the head of the country's energy markets.

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No matter what the US president does, the physics and chemical impacts of burning coal, oil and gas are uncontroversial.

The final two units of the power plant will be shut today. The timing could scarcely be worse for the nation's troubled electricity market.

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Operator of national energy markets warns the electricity market is out of date and needs to be overhauled.

Delays in prospective acquisitions amid continued high commodity prices has prompted South 32, the BHP Billiton spin-out of orphan assets, to buy back close to 5 per cent of its shares for $US500 million

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Why is it that one of the world's top five energy exporters can barely keep the lights on? That's not as much of a contradiction as it sounds.

The Greens are pushing for a new public authority to take responsibility for Australia's beleaguered electricity system out of politicians' hands.

The world's biggest liquefied natural gas buyers - all in Asia - are clubbing together to secure more flexible supply contracts.

Canberra business executive Ivan Slavich has been appointed CEO of ASX-listed company Energy Action.

Calls for an extraordinary government intervention to keep the ailing Hazelwood coal power plant open have been rejected by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said its closure would not affect electricity security.