Energy

A top energy consultancy has squared off against Resources Minister Madeleine King over claims that Australians are paying higher gas prices than other developed nations.

An Australian energy giant will be legally required to ensure a gas project extension meets the Federal Government's climate targets, the energy minister says.

MATT MCKENZIE: Federal approval on Wednesday for Woodside’s North West Shelf to run until 2070 was a win for the gas industry. But the next major project may face an even higher hurdle.

ELLEN RANSLEY: Labor must navigate a precarious period where the transition to renewables backed by gas ramps up, at the same time the Australian Energy Market Operator sounds alarm bells of major shortfalls.

JACKSON HEWETT: Approval of Woodside’s huge North West Shelf project is a boon for WA and the Budget bottom line, but what does it mean for your monthly gas bill?

Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has launched a remarkable broadside on Victoria’s investment climate by comparing the State to North Korea, as the gas industry ramps up demands for red tape cuts.

Households will increasingly be doing the heavy lifting to manage Australia’s energy transition as the cost of building new poles and wires soars.

The boss of the nation’s biggest energy company has inflamed the culture war over climate change, accusing young Australians of waging war on fossil fuels while dressed in fast fashion. 

The ‘messy middle’ of Australia’s energy transition could leave power bills orders of magnitude higher as the cost of constructing transmission soars.

The worst blackout in Spain and Portugal’s history this week has stoked debate about the risks of over-reliance on renewable energy and whether the volatility of supply makes power systems more vulnerable.

The battle to lower electricity bills and get Australia to net zero is firming up to be a major point of difference in the two major parties. Here’s what they’ve promised.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his opposite number Ted O’Brien have both promised to lower household bills, offering voters a stark choice between a renewables-based power grid or a dramatic shift to nuclear.

It’ll be a big ask to hit clean energy targets and ensure power is reliable and affordable.

JACKSON HEWETT: With prices to rise as much as 9 per cent next year, the country’s power sector is due for a shock.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has hosed down North West shelf approvals pressure and threats made by JERA about ditching local LNG over red tape, saying the Japanese giant has a “habit” of raising concerns.