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?

It is easy now, as thousands stream blithely each winter to the ski fields of the Snowy Mountains, to overlook the monumental events of last century on those heights that still affect our daily lives and our industries, and how, in the exploitation of the high country, Australia was transformed, economically and culturally.

Australia's politicians need to ask people what energy future they want, not decide for them.

The Victorian government is demanding the operator of Australia's main electricity grid explain how the state came close to losing electricity during the recent extreme heatwave to ensure NSW avoided power outages, adding to calls for a wider inquiry.

A new wave of solar energy is about to crest and it won't just be households benefiting.

The booming market for home storage could be thrown into disarray if proposed safety guidelines force owners to move their battery units outside.

Authorities are pleading for public help to avoid blackouts and limit fire risks as a record-breaking heatwave sets in across eastern Australia.

NSW faces potential power shortages during the coming heatwave, prompting the electricity market operator to demand additional supply.

Australia's top business groups have cautioned the government against making any more changes to the renewable energy target.

If solar panels topped Suncorp Stadium, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Roma Street Station, they could generate electricity for 1200 homes and save 5414 tonnes of carbon emission a year.

Next time you're lying on the beach soaking up the rays, spare a thought for the sun-loving algae hiding in the sand grains beneath you.

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Two new wind farms that be built in NSW next year will power 90,000 ACT homes with renewable electricity.

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From dead birds to power outages in severe storms, it seems that wind power can be fitted up for anything.

A company offers people the chance to be active players in the energy market.

NSW is next in line for the mega-storm that brought havoc across South Australia and plunged the entire state into black-out.

Spring has sprung. And with it comes the peak pollen season and a warning that Canberrans who own rooftop solar panels need to stay vigilant about cleaning them, an ANU expert says.

The big three electricity retailers are charging as much as triple the rate for power in deregulated markets compared with the ACT, a report finds

Gridlocked roads might not seem the obvious place to build mini-power plants but one company has different ideas

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on November 8, according to four sources close to Trump's campaign.

When built, it will generate enough electricity to power 250 Canberra homes.

The electric carmaker makes a bid for the biggest US solar panel maker to become a force in sustainable energy.

Australia's high-cost economy and small market potential provide a sobering reality to the Greens' policy, according to experts.

Wind power will be provided for another 48,000 Canberra homes as part of the government large-scale reverse auction.

More than 16,000 homes in the ACT have rooftop solar systems, new figures from the Clean Energy Regulator show.

Australia's global ranking has dived on an international survey that Environment Minister Greg Hunt had described as "the most credible, scientifically based" analysis in the world.

The world is now adding more power capacity from renewables every year than from coal, natural gas, and oil combined.

The emergence of affordable home batteries that can be hooked up to solar electricity systems will make coal fired power stations obsolete users have said.

World leaders may have committed to ambitious climate targets in Paris at the weekend, but that in small-town America, all that solar hocus pocus is still viewed with a healthy dose of slack-jawed cynicism.

ActewAGL teams up with Panasonic for the next step in the solar power revolution.