Energy
Gas shortfalls could force businesses offshore
Business leaders are threatening the government that gas insecurity might force them to quit Victoria.
- by Kieran Rooney, Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst
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Origin boss backs Eraring to stop blackouts as states go nuclear on Dutton plan
As news of the deal to prolong the life of the Eraring power station broke, state governments lined up to oppose nuclear energy.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Power bills set to fall from July for the first time in two years
Regulator’s move to cap energy prices should provide relief for homes and businesses within weeks.
- by Nick Toscano
Analysis
Analysis
The Eraring bill will max out at $450 million. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out
The deal struck with Origin Energy is far more palatable than most expected. But it is not without risk.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
NSW government throws Eraring power station a lifeline until 2027
Australia’s largest coal-fired power station will continue operating for another three years.
- by Alexandra Smith and Michael McGowan
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‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas
The energy department warned a plan to switch Victorian homes and businesses to electricity instead of gas will not happen fast enough to make up for predicted gas shortages.
- by Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Nuclear energy
The politicians who are pro-nuclear, until it’s in their backyard
With a nuclear plant tipped for a former Nationals leader’s electorate, he’s withdrawn his support. And Chris Minns’ plan to keep a coal-fired plant open is creating angst on the Labor side.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Nuclear energy
Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks
Despite a day of confusion among senior MPs about the timing of opposition energy policy, the nuclear plan is imminent.
- by James Massola, Mike Foley and Hamish Hastie
$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO
The nation’s top science agency has found the cost of large scale nuclear plants backed by the federal Coalition cannot compete on price with renewables.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Political leadership
What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy
Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans, countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.
- by David Crowe
Gas giants call for offshore permits fix to avert shortfalls
Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill says the Albanese government’s decision to delay a plan to speed up offshore gas approvals will make it harder to develop new supplies.
- by Nick Toscano