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Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down in controlled explosion
For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks were demolished.
- Nick Toscano
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- NSW State Parliament
Tech giants snub inquiry as court ruling ‘guts’ parliament’s power
The Coalition has accused Chris Minns of abandoning his “warrior of integrity” mantle as a wave of corporates and ministerial no-shows threatens to render parliamentary inquiries toothless.
- Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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Backlash against scheme to raise grid costs for solar, battery owners
Energy giant AGL is raising alarm over a proposed overhaul of the way customers are billed for the upkeep of the electricity grid.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
The SA miracle: How one Australian state leads the world on renewables
Hard work and “really good wind” have helped South Australia become a world leader on renewables. But the state is determined to go further.
- Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall
SEC fires up first public power asset since ’90s, but wind plans hit as AGL scraps Gippsland project
AGL-backed Gippsland Skies consortium is the third joint venture to walk away from early-stage studies for an offshore wind farm in Victoria.
- Kieran Rooney and Nick Toscano
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes reignites climate feud with Australia’s biggest emitter
Cannon-Brookes has renewed his push for power giant AGL to do more to combat climate change, rejecting its current plans as dangerously inadequate.
- Nick Toscano
Turning your EV into a giant battery is a step closer
Automakers are exploring how batteries in electric cars can be used to top up Australia’s grid at critical times and earn bill credits for their owners.
- Nick Toscano
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- World markets
ASX declines as CBA and AGL shares slump; Miners, Tyro advance
The Australian sharemarket closed lower after the rally in the nation’s largest bank ran out of steam and the biggest power generator was tanking following underwhelming results.
- Staff writers
Australia’s top polluter bets on batteries as fossil fuel costs climb
One of the nation’s biggest power companies is accelerating investments in giant batteries as it seeks to blunt higher costs from coal and gas plants.
- Nick Toscano
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- Renewables
Home batteries for renters? A solution could be coming soon
Electricity retailers say they could plug a gap in the clean energy shift and balance rewards for renters and home owners.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano