Hydro output levels across the main grid and in Tasmania hit record lows on Sunday, displaced by lower cost wind and solar, with records also falling in Victoria.

New Zealand is turning to wind, solar and battery storage, as well as more geothermal, to eliminate the last of its thermal generators.

QLD is the state with the highest dependence on coal, and the lowest share of renewables (30% over the last 12 months), and it has recently pledged $1.5Bn to underwrite ongoing maintenance on the ...

Suggested reforms also call for a tightening of accelerated depreciation rules so consumers aren’t charged if networks don’t have a plan in place to reduce the risk, and a plan to make users pay up ...