Today
APA suffers protest vote on pay as chairman warns on climate targets
Michael Fraser said energy policies need to be “realistic” to avoid losing public support for the transition as prices rise and the lights go out.
- 14 mins ago
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside Origin’s $18.7b game of M&A bluff
Origin Energy’s takeover is unlike any major deal we’ve seen in the past decade. The ball is firmly in Brookfield and EIG’s court.
- 1 hr ago
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Carbon challenge
Pay households and they will use energy wisely
If you offer money to householders to provide power at certain times or to reduce demand, they will happily do it – provided it isn’t just a pea and thimble trick.
- Tristan Edis
This Month
Smart ways to get the most out of your solar
Homeowners are using tips and tricks to shift as much of their power usage as possible to solar.
- Christopher Niesche
After slow start, EV sales pick up speed
The recent jump in sales of electric vehicles comes before the full effects of new lower-cost Chinese models for less than $40,000 are felt.
- Tony Davis
The final stop before landfill: waste-to-energy plants
With the right technology, sewage sludge, abattoir and household waste can all be converted into energy or usable products.
- Sian Powell
No escape from hot weather or high power prices this summer
A big fall in wholesale power prices this year won’t be reflected on household power bills until July, if the grid survives a predicted long, hot summer.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
Solar boom unleashes surge of below-zero power prices
Wholesale electricity prices are going negative more often, underscoring the financial pressures on ageing coal-fired power plants.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
NSW pumps $128m into community benefits for first green energy zone
Funds will flow early to projects in communities impacted by new transmission and renewable energy projects, in a bid to improve local support.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
‘No choice’: Origin deal faces mounting opposition
With Origin shares trading well above the offer price from the Brookfield consortium, it is in no one’s interest to support the deal, VanEck says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Origin valuation stirs investors’ quest for higher offer
An independent expert’s valuation has given investors more leverage to argue for a higher price, despite the deal being deemed “fair and reasonable”.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Cranky Origin shareholders grill chairman on bid price
Dissatisfaction with the $18.7 billion takeover offer price has spilt over to small shareholders, who grilled chairman Scott Perkins at the AGM in Sydney.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
She wanted to do the right thing on renewables – but found a $6b bonus
Yackandandah nurse Donna Jones volunteered for Project Edge to support the grid’s transition from coal power. She discovered there were far more benefits.
- Ben Potter
Alinta Energy taps MA Moelis to shop billing platform
Alinta is understood to have fielded inbound interest, before kicking off a wider search.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Origin Energy court date sets up Brookfield showdown
The board’s decision to sell for $18.7 billion will be backed by its independent expert, but shareholders are gearing up for a round of robust talks.
- Anthony Macdonald
‘The capital is there.’ So what’s stalling the energy transition?
Problems around new transmission means Australia may fall short of its 2030 targets, but political will, capital and renewable resources remain strong drivers for the transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Mark Ludlow
ACCC argument to back Origin takeover is flimsy, say analysts
The regulator says although the deal is likely to reduce competition, that is outweighed by the greater benefit to the public from an accelerated energy transition.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
How Vinnies cracked rooftop solar’s landlord problem
At Vinnies’ Dandenong South warehouse, 230 solar panels have slashed the non-profit’s power bill from $1800 a month to $300.
- Updated
- Ben Potter
‘Get your candles’: energy experts are ‘terrified’ about this summer
A summer of blackouts has emerged as a real risk from Australia’s creaking power system, increasing the likelihood of extra government intervention.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Updated
- Mergers & acquisitions
ACCC cites energy transition in approving Origin’s $18.7b takeover
A surge in Origin’s shares after its suitors won competition approval for their takeover offer has added further pressure for a bump-up in the offer price.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
