Redflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.
Power retailers forced to get consent and offer flat rates as energy authority cracks down on murky practice
The Australian Energy Market Commission will crack down on 'concerning practices' by some energy providers amid the rollout of smart meters across the country.
Photo shows Close cropped shot of a street-level power pole and linesAs household solar and batteries grow in Australia, a new market is emerging and a few players want to control it
Household clean tech set-ups like solar and batteries can mean huge savings. But what's sitting behind the meter may become the most valuable asset as a new energy market emerges.
Photo shows Woman wearing pink sweater standing with a phone in front of her household batteries and smart meterElon Musk's Tesla is collecting taxpayer subsidies for batteries that 'deprive' consumers of basic services
They're among the most popular household batteries and eligible for lucrative taxpayer subsidies, but critics say Tesla's products are costing consumers and the grid.
Photo shows hand holding a mobile phone showing bright graphsWomen taking on male-dominated industries prove anything's possible given the chance
Women working in male-dominated industries are proving anything's possible when given the chance, and it could help ease Australia's ongoing skills shortage.
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Photo shows A group of women wearing work shirts and protective boots.Far west NSW reconnects to electricity weeks after storm wiped out power poles
Residents in Broken Hill and surrounds have had their power restored after a mini tornado destroyed electrical infrastructure in mid October.
Photo shows A power towerAngry protesters confront Peter Dutton in WA town over his plan to build nuclear power plant
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is met by angry protesters in Collie, one of seven places nationwide where a power station could be based under the Coalition's nuclear policy.
Photo shows A sideshot of someone walking away from a cameraHousehold battery scheme to form part of Labor's pre-election plan for low- and middle-income earners
Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
Photo shows Albanese in a high-vis yellow vest speaks in front of a microphone in front of a green signCan coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first
A remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.
Photo shows Shot zoomed in on the top of the Bayswater coal-fired power plant, with its smoke stacks and high voltage power linesAnalysts warn household gas prices likely to rise as WA encourages more drilling
Far from shoring up the state's gas supplies, industry analysts say the WA government's approach incentivises more exports.
Photo shows The Karratha Gas PlantWind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing
Across the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.
Photo shows A man stands in front of a flowering canola field with a wind turbine in the backgroundElectricity industry at war with itself as retailers unload on 'perverse, impossible' tariffs
A simmering row between electricity retailers and poles-and-wires companies boils over amid claims consumers are being hurt by "perverse" complex prices.
Photo shows A generic composit image of a transmission tower and a smart meter.In a void of detail, two reports attempt to spell the challenge for Peter Dutton to go nuclear
Two reports that suggest nuclear power would push up power bills by hundreds of dollars and leave as much as half of Australia's energy demands unmet are being used by the government to tighten the screws on the Coalition over its nuclear proposal.
Photo shows A nuclear cooling plantForced to switch off gas, this small Australian seaside town became a 'microcosm of what the world is trying to do'
When a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas, residents were given a choice: use bottled gas or electrify. Now, electricity is providing more energy for Esperance than ever before and most of it is coming from renewable sources.
Photo shows Portrait of woman sitting on a couch holding a white mug of teaRoutine transformer upgrade leaves Perth street 'popping, fizzing and smelling smoke'
A planned short power outage for some Perth residents in the northern suburb of Heathridge turned into days without electricity and damaged home appliances.
Photo shows Two power workers in a cherry picker drain water from an insulator on a power pole.Another Australian green energy project has hit the wall — so where to from here?
Carnarvon residents' hopes of a $25 billion green hydrogen development to offer a clean energy lifeline and transform the "shrinking" West Australian town have been all but dashed.
Photo shows Carnarvon fascineWhat can Australia learn from Canada's nuclear experience?
Canada's biggest province generates 51 per cent of its power from nuclear and while some love it, there are still downstream issues to be solved.
Photo shows People swim at a beach next to the buildings of a nuclear plant.Immediate threat of summer blackouts eases but market operator warns risks remain
Australia's power market operator says the outlook has improved for the country's biggest grid, but the risks of delays to new projects loom large.
Photo shows Illuminated light bulb strands'It's unbearable': Sewage trucked daily from housing estates in Adelaide's north will continue for years
More than 700 homes in the townships of Angle Vale, Virginia, Roseworthy and the suburb of Riverlea are having their sewage transported up to 40 kilometres by road to Adelaide's main wastewater treatment plant.
Photo shows A man holding a pipe connected to sewage truck.Energy boss calls for rethink of power pricing after complex time-of-use tariffs found to do little but 'punish' consumers
Australia's peak energy user group and one of its biggest retailers sound the alarm on complex power prices, saying they're not working and may be harming.
Photo shows a close-up of a person holding several pages of a household power bill in their handsAdvocates decry 'failing' protections for energy consumers as some pay 'double' benchmark price
Despite cuts to regulated power prices, some consumers are paying more than double the benchmark. Advocates say the system is broken.
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