electricity prices
The clean energy sector has plenty to do to get the general public on side with clean energy policies. It's time to take a leaf out of the mining sector's textbook.
The carbon price will have little impact on rising energy prices, but that's unlikely to get in the way of a successful Abbott blame game. And with Labor's electoral prospects looking increasingly grim, the carbon price might not see 2015.
Australians are paying some of the highest prices in the world for electricity that is among the dirtiest. So what went wrong and how can we fix it?
The energy company's chief executive discusses the impact of the carbon price, how it will be passed on to consumers and the future of renewables.
Australia is one of the first countries where solar PV is reaching grid parity, but it is also one of the least prepared for it. Perhaps it’s time for the industry to change its sales pitch.
This is the statistic some in the energy sector would rather keep quiet: wind farms bring down the cost of wholesale energy. And new analysis shows they also displace coal, and cut emissions.
The challenges posed by Australia's reliance on coal-based electricity are great – but with the right policy settings, so are the opportunities for developing low-cost, low-carbon power generation alternatives.
If you're looking for a culprit for surging energy costs, it's not renewables – a new report puts them at just 4-7 per cent of average retail electricity bills. So why is clean energy being demonised?
Current electricity bills reflect something effectively like a 40 per cent Renewable Energy Target due to extra subsidies for solar – but the good news is the cost of the Renewable Energy Target is going to fall from here.