WA power supply outlook improves but new projects needed to replace coal

WA power supply outlook improves but new projects needed to replace coal

WA desperately needs more power generation and storage capacity in the south-west to replace coal-fired power stations later this decade,but the situation for the next three years is less concerning.

  • byPeter Milne

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Why the stovetop is the last front in war on household gas

A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas,including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light

Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will announce the creation of the zone on Saturday,but has pushed it further off shore and reduced the size in response to a polarised community consultation.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Cloud-seeding program over Snowy Hydro suspended

Cloud-seeding program over Snowy Hydro suspended

Hundreds of kilograms of silver iodide have been unleashed over ski fields and mountain peaks over a decade.

  • byAngus Dalton
Get on with orderly energy transition,says Origin boss

Get on with orderly energy transition,says Origin boss

Origin chief says switch from coal power to renewable energy should be done in the most cost-efficient way for customers.

  • bySimon Johanson
AGL invests in new tech to help cut customers’ power prices

AGL invests in new tech to help cut customers’ power prices

The power giant will be able to manage and trade the energy customers generate from solar panels and batteries at home.

  • bySimon Johanson
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Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead

Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead

While many households will need more serious heating options in winter,good home design and the principle of heating the person,not the room,can go a long way.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Payments up to $40,000 to compensate Victorians from power tower eyesores

Payments up to $40,000 to compensate Victorians from power tower eyesores

The Allan government has begun consultation on a community benefits program that aims to have power companies pay landowners who experience a “loss of visual amenity”.

  • byKieran Rooney
Farmers lead class action against Queensland power generators

Farmers lead class action against Queensland power generators

Husband-and-wife farmers Nick and Ronnie Adamson,who led the action against two government-owned power generators,said “we felt like we had to do something for everyone”.

  • byCameron Atfield
Household battery sales ‘grind to a halt’ as consumers await savings

Household battery sales ‘grind to a halt’ as consumers await savings

The NSW government will offer an incentive of up to $2400 to buy a household battery from November 1. The solar industry welcomes it,but wants it brought forward.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
People power:Why your suburb might soon have a battery like this one

People power:Why your suburb might soon have a battery like this one

A new fleet of mid-size batteries could ease the strain on solar-heavy grids and share the benefits of cheap solar energy more widely,Ausgrid says.

  • byNick Toscano