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The AFR reports household electricity use jumped last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. While the Australian reports people with rooftop solar systems saved nearly a third on their electricity costs last year compared to those without rooftop systems, with the ACCC hopeful a jump in power bills will be reversed this year, as suppliers pass through lower wholesale prices to customers.

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A government proposal to allow ARENA to fund carbon capture and storage has been “sunk” reports the Australian. While in the AFR Phillip Coorey reports the Federal Government will try again to expand the remit of ARENA.

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The Australian Financial Review has reported the Federal Government has blocked one of the country’s flagship green energy export projects due to a “clearly unacceptable” impact on the environment, triggering fresh accusations it is obstructing the transition to clean energy.

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The Australian reports EnergyAustralia has raised concerns over the lack of back-up power in the electricity system, saying reliability will face new threats as incidents including its own Yallourn coal plant emergency and Queensland's Callide explosion cut baseload supplies in the grid.

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According to the Australian, Scott Morrison “took every opportunity” at the world leaders' G7 meeting to defend Australia's climate change policy. While in News Corp papers Alan Jones comments that the Prime Minister will have to decide where he stands on climate change.

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Nine News reports thousands of people in Victoria are still waiting for their power to be reconnected after wild storms battered the state ... While a new poll conducted by Nine newspapers reveals a majority of Australians want the federal government to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 but do not want a carbon price.

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The Courier Mail reports Queensland’s public owned power generators will increase investment in renewable energy and create green manufacturing jobs under a multibillion-dollar plan to cut emissions and lower electricity prices. Nine newspapers report Alinta Energy has implored the federal government to step in as the lender of last resort to the industry; the Australian Financial Review also covers the story.

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The Australian Financial Review reports Shell has signalled it has not abandoned the option of using gas from the Scarborough field or onshore gas from WA ... According to Nine newspapers, while global oil production is likely to gradually decline, Shell holds a brighter outlook for its LNG.

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The Australian also reports the electricity link between South Australia and NSW will go ahead - with promises of cheaper power and a renewable-energy boom - after approval from ElectraNet.

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The AFR reports the explosion at Queensland’s Callide power station and gains in gas prices have given a boost to depressed wholesale power prices, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

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In today’s Australian Financial Review, Mark Ludlow looks at the events that led to the Callide C power station outage… While News Corp reports that Callide C would undergo a transformation into a big battery under a proposal put forward by the Greens.

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According to the Australian Financial Review, AGL has told retail shareholders the proposed split of the business will be structured as a full demerger to two companies, both with "compelling growth". While the Australian reports Origin Energy has warned of a potentially "messy" energy transition.

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The Australian writes Australia's carbon emissions fell to their lowest level, down 5 per cent on the previous year, according to new government data that shows the impact of COVID-19.

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Today’s Australian Financial Review writes workplace, health and safety officers are exploring the malfunction of a turbine and a hydrogen leak as the potential cause of a string of explosions and a fire at Callide C power station in Central Queensland that caused a state-wide blackout.