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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission says it will fulfil a federal government request to investigate the energy market.

Chris Bowen has positioned good energy policy as good economic policy and said nuclear isn’t a suitable form of alternative energy.

The WA premier says a closure date for the Muja and Collie power stations could be reached upon the ‘massive uptake’ of rooftop solar and renewables. 

China has announced the construction of 450 GW of solar and wind power, all of which will be put up in the Gobi and other deserts.

The first group of solar panels installed as part of the trial, affixed in December 2020, saved $200 each in energy bills within six months.

Three rooftop solar systems have been gifted to WA charities as part of the state government’s Synergy Community Solar Fund.

A taskforce established to respond to the Western Australian energy sector’s ‘rapid transformation’ has been finalised.

It’s possible to switch to a fully sustainable global energy landscape within the next 30 years, according to research. Greater geographical connectivity of solar, wind and hydro power, can reduce energy use and cut costs. Without the support of policymakers, businesses and other organizations, the transition may not happen quickly enough to stay under the 1.5° Paris global warming target.

In Australia, renewable energy is growing at a per capita rate 10 times faster than the world average. Between 2018 and 2020, Australia will install more than 16 gigawatts of wind and solar, an average rate of 220 watts per person per year.

The efficacy of handing out energy bill subsidies to households in need is again under the spotlight. Many rebate schemes “do not have measurable objectives or outcome measures”, according to a new report from the NSW Audit Office.