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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy

Cheap batteries pledge powers Labor re-election push

blankby AAPApril 7, 2025April 6, 2025

Labor is promising to lower energy bills by shaving 30 per cent off the cost of installing household batteries if voters re-elect the government on May 3.

Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy

Gas reserve, quick approvals heart of Dutton pitch

blankby AAPMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

A gas reserve and $1 billion earmarked for pipelines and storage will bring down power prices, the opposition leader says, as he promises cost-of-living relief.

Posted inArmidale, Energy

Renewable energy expo highlights opportunities in New England

blankby New England Times News DeskMarch 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Around 100 people gathered at the Town Hall in Armidale yesterday to explore the growing number of employment and business opportunities in New England’s renewable energy sector.

Posted inArmidale, Energy

ARC agrees to multimillion-dollar benefit sharing deal

blankby New England Times News DeskMarch 13, 2025March 17, 2025

Armidale Regional Council (ARC) has agreed to a benefit sharing arrangement with energy company ACENERGY which could see millions of dollars invested in the community. 

Posted inEnergy, Narrabri

Sustainable energy solutions to light up New Energy Expo this month

blankby New England Times News DeskMarch 9, 2025March 17, 2025

Narrabri is set to welcome an influx of innovative thinkers from across the Northwest of NSW to the New Energy Expo on March 26.

Posted inEnergy, Federal Politics, Nundle

Hills Of Gold Wind Farm approved for Nundle

blankby Tom PleveyMarch 6, 2025March 6, 2025

The Hills Of Gold Wind Farm planned for around Nundle has been approved by the Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek

Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Energy

Coalition irked as report brands nuclear a non-starter

blankby AAPFebruary 26, 2025April 6, 2025

Establishing nuclear power generation in Australia would face major challenges and fall prone to delays, says a report from parliamentary inquiry into the technology.

Posted inEnergy, Uralla

Work underway on New England REZ first large-scale battery system

blankby RK CrosbyFebruary 25, 2025February 27, 2025

Construction has commenced on the New England region’s first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at ACEN’s New England Solar project near Uralla

Posted inEnergy

Call for states to fire up new gas to avoid shortfall

blankby AAPJanuary 12, 2025

Federal Labor has been urged to reverse “anti-gas policies” with structural shortfalls forecast from 2027 and Australians still under the pump on energy bills.

Posted inEnergy, New England Times Engage Poll

Engage Poll: Mixed feelings but keep going on renewables

blankby RK CrosbyDecember 15, 2024

New England Times Engage Poll found some mixed views on renewable energy around the New England, and not a lot of faith in what politicians are up to.

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