AGL Energy has walked away from its Victorian offshore wind ambitions, toppling a third project in the Gippsland region and throwing into disarray the Allan government’s plan to trade coal for the clean energy source.
A green energy company proposing to build a giant wind farm in regional NSW has received an explosive letter from local First Nations people, saying it is “not welcome” and the project “doesn’t belong here”.
Labor’s treatment of rural Victorians has been shameful. But the country is fighting back and one particular standoff shows how fed up farming communities are with the state government.
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest is the latest green energy player to be caught up in a widening systemic failure after asbestos was found contained within new imported turbine components at one of his wind farms.
‘‘If the energy transition is an open-heart surgery, as is sometimes said, then this operation has been a complete failure. We have to conclude: The patient is in danger of dying on the operating table.’’
Hundreds of furious farmers have confronted government workers over a “critical” issue – forming a blockade at the entry to a sheep and dairy farm in an act of defiance.
We now know the Albanese government’s renewables power plan was based on incorrect data and is in trouble. So let’s look at who was responsible for keeping it a secret.
Political consensus is cracking, industry is hobbled and high-profile projects are being postponed thanks to some of the highest electricity prices in the developed world
The starting point to addressing high electricity prices is to understand what caused them to rise in the first place.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is confronted by warnings from the market operator that it may have to force power cuts to prevent the electricity system’s collapse. He must urgently take stock of his ambitions and respond.
Most NSW residents are forking out a lot more for power than Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen promised. See how much, and what you can do about it. Tell us: Will it change your vote?
Andrew Forrest’s $1bn Clarke Creek Wind Farm has confirmed asbestos in turbine brake pads, becoming the third Australian wind farm to discover the banned hazardous material.
