The farm will be the first 100 per cent government-owned energy generation project since Victoria’s electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s.
The sun is shining so brightly on the energy grid that household batteries must become the new frontier of power bill savings.
The Annandale resident will benefit from the 671 kerbside electric vehicle chargers that are being part funded by the NSW government.
Australia’s energy system now offers vehicle-to-grid charging,which will make the concept of traditional baseload power redundant.
Stronger winds and heavier rainfall have boosted renewables and pummelled coal to its lowest share of the east coast grid on record for the past two months.
NSW households can claim up to $2600 towards the cost of installing a battery to store solar energy and as much as $400 to connect to a virtual power plant.
AusNet is already compensated as households shift from gas to electricity,but says it’s not enough.
Millions of Australians live in apartments,but many new developments ban washing from being hung outdoors.
Broken Hill has endured 10 days of rolling power outages after a storm cut the outback city off from the electricity network.
Australia has the highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world,but the growing number of apartment dwellers has been left behind. This is how to turn the tables.
The high-stakes parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power examined Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants across the country.