Nigeria’s electricity consumers are not simply paying for power, but for a system’s failure to deliver it.
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Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around the nation and the globe.
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
Don’t panic about AI data centres and water – it’s energy we should worry about
One Nation wants to differentiate itself from the Liberals on energy at a time when the parties increasingly overlap on social issues.
Three hours of free power isn’t a giveaway – it’s meant to help the grid use floods of cheap solar. To succeed, the new scheme has to be fair.
The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
Retail power prices are set to fall, as renewables pile in – even though transmission costs are rising.
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
Short-term humanitarian aid won’t go far in alleviating Cuba’s long-term energy crisis.
Rich countries have been burning through oil stockpiles and seeking other suppliers to avoid the global energy crunch. But these measures have limits
After years of drought, Lake Kariba’s rising waters are bringing relief to Zimbabwe and Zambia, boosting electricity, fishing, tourism and wildlife.
Oil producers across the Americas have responded to the disruption in the Gulf by increasing output and exports.
The world is too dependent on the Gulf states for energy and fertiliser.
Transport policy used to be about roads, rails and pollution. But this year’s fuel crisis has shown it’s far more than that.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this budget will tackle unfairness between generations. What about young people left with a neglected environment?
Suspending the federal gas tax, which would require Congress to agree, would drop gas prices only about 4% – less in high-cost states like California.
Like solar, the first households to embrace home batteries have been wealthy. We need to move away from first-come, first-secured schemes.
Electric vehicles promise cleaner transport. But unlike rooftop solar, which is spread through communities, wealthier Australian households are the ones buying EVs.
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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