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It's astonishing CEOs of major emitters still don't take emissions to heart. Not just seriously, but to heart. Science and the observable reality is that climate change is a big deal.

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The energy industry has assumed consumers manage their energy use like ‘mini-economists’ or ‘mini-engineers.’ Digital sociologist Professor Yolande Strengers says this is wrong.

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New Modelling torpedoes claim that Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan will be 44% cheaper than Labor’s plan for renewables, finding instead it will inflate electricity bills by up to 41% between now and 2030.

The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could blow out household electricity bills by up to $600 a year by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fully Charged's Robert Llewellyn on Chinese EVs that make a lot of beeping noises, Elon Musk, and what to expect at Everything Electric.

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Australian pumped hydro project proposals tend not to be located at premium sites, which translates to higher costs. A new paper explains.

The post Pumped hydro doesn’t have to be expensive: If it is, it might be in the wrong spot appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Guarantee of Origin or GO rules include a compromise on below-baseline certificates for generation built before it starts.

The post Guarantee of Origin rules for renewable superpower plan hit below the baseline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new $12.9 million investment from the federal government will support the continued rollout of rooftop solar and batteries for social housing.

The post Federal Labor backs “bill busting” energy upgrades for social housing, including home batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The team behind Victoria's first four-hour battery says costs are coming down as technology improves. For pumped hydro, it is not so easy.

The post “More megawatt-hours for the same dollars:” Battery prices coming down as demand soars appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulator says deliberate generator rebids - often at the market cap - were responsible for nearly half of the big price spikes last quarter. And it is the customer who will pay.

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New report skewers claims that "the world is going nuclear" and that dozens of nuclear "newcomers" will save the industry from its decades-long pattern of stagnation.

The post Nuclear power struggling to maintain current level of stagnation, let alone achieve any growth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First term of the Albanese government fails to deliver a promised transformation in Australia's climate efforts. New government data shows just how bad the failures are.

The post Albanese’s climate report card: “D for delivery” as progress stalls appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Most of the objections to a solar and battery project in regional NSW came from people a long distance away. One even forget to change the name of the project he was opposing.

The post Long distance objectors pile in against small solar-battery project in regional NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Development of Southern Ocean offshore wind zone – that Peter Dutton promises to rescind – moves ahead with federal Labor's blessing, while spooked developers hit pause in the Illawarra.

The post Bowen pushes ahead with 1.2 GW project in offshore wind zone Dutton has promised to scrap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The network lobby is arguing that we must wait for the grid to build out renewables and decarbonise before doing anything about gas demand. It's nonsense.

The post Gas networks resort to fanciful modelling in new scare campaign against electric homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO flags potential forecast tweaks for consumer energy resources, the gas market, coal closures and EV uptake as it prepares input for its next grid blueprint.

The post Consumer attitudes and earlier coal closures: AEMO mulls scenario tweaks ahead of new grid blueprint appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tim Nelson says three major themes have already emerged from submissions to the NEM market review, and how to use consumer resources is one of them.

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A contested South Australia wind project gets planning approval for a new design that slashes turbine numbers in favour of taller and more powerful machines.

The post South Australia wind project gets planning approval after swapping to fewer but taller turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tim Nelson discusses some options being considered by the NEM market review panel, and why his home battery is front of mind. Plus: Big news for pumped hydro and falling storage costs.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Market changes could come quickly appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia turns the sod on its first four-hour big battery, and its biggest single project investment as it lays ground for its post-coal strategy.

The post EnergyAustralia breaks ground on its first four-hour big battery in Victorian coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL revives a wind project it put on hold in favour of a coal strategy more than a decade ago, and adds bigger turbines and a big battery.

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