State governments are forging ahead with their own energy policy measures after the repeated failure by Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor to convene a COAG …
State governments angry at Canberra’s failure to call COAG energy policy meeting
NSW Government to launch $50-million demand response plan
The New South Wales government is launching a $50-million plan to create a virtual battery through household demand response projects. How could this work? The …
The NEG is dead – Governments to focus on driving down electricity prices
The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been declared dead and government policy is shifting towards recommendations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) …
AGL refusing to buckle under government pressure to sell Liddell coal-fired power station
AGL Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Vesey has said that the company wants to turn its coal-fired Liddell power station into a renewable energy hub after …
Snowy 2.0 one step closer as Federal Government buys out shares
The expansion of Snowy 2.0 is one step closer after the Federal Government announced that it will buy out the shares in the pumped hydro …
Tasmania Liberal Government will pull out of National Energy Market if re-elected
The Liberal Government in Tasmania has pledged to leave the National Energy Market (NEM) if re-elected in the upcoming election, igniting fears that Victoria could …
Government isolated as Business Council and energy chiefs back Clean Energy Target
The Federal Government is completely isolated in its belief that the Clean Energy Target should be scrapped after Origin Energy, Transgrid and Business Council of …
Government will replace Clean Energy Target with new policy and more emphasis on coal
The Federal government has confirmed that it will not be adopting the Clean Energy Target as proposed in the Finkel Review and a new policy …
Government intervenes to find buyer for AGL’s coal-fired Liddell power station which will be closed in 2022
The Federal Government is trying to find a buyer to prevent the closure of AGL’s New South Wales coal-fired Liddell power station in 2022. AGL has …
Government summons energy chiefs to second meeting about power rates
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has summoned energy bosses to another meeting after an audit found that over a million households are still paying the highest …
