Micro grids pilot fund to promote ‘energy sovereignty’ in remote Queensland communities
Exclusive: The Queensland government will announce a $10m pilot fund to develop ‘micro grids’ in Aboriginal and storm-prone communities The Queensland energy minister Mick de Brenni de Brenni says the $10m ‘micro grids’ fund will help communities attract investment in renewable energy. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP A $10m fund to help remote communities build micro electricity grids is an important step toward self-determination, the mayor of an Indigenous shire council has
The question that should be dominating debate is how quickly Australia can replace gas with renewabl
The fossil fuel industry’s campaign of naked self-interest has failed to get traction. Could this be a turning point? ‘Gas used to be cheap but quickly became expensive in eastern Australia after the creation of a large export industry in Gladstone, Queensland.’ Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Much has changed when it comes to climate and energy in Australia during 2022 but the country ends the year still needing an honest conversation about gas – what it is, the damage it does
‘Hands off our generators’: Queensland rejects calls to cap coal price to bring down energy bills
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she won’t jeopardise state’s ability to give profits from state-owned power generators back to public The premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has indicated that Queensland would not agree to a plan to temporarily cap the wholesale price of coal. Photograph: Darren England/AAP The Queensland premier has resisted calls to allow a wholesale price cap on coal as a way to reduce household energy bills, telling the federal government: “hands off our gen
