Victoria's coal country is rapidly morphing into battery country, as one huge project starts commissioning, while another marks a construction milestone with major expansion plans.

Renewables retailer and home energy management specialist has closed a nearly twice oversubscribed funding round to accelerate local growth and expand into global markets.

State Electricity Commission says it will slash the power bill of major sports and aquatic centre by as much as $80,000 a year through a rooftop solar system it has installed and will operate.

Intergenerational Report estimates coal and gas output could shrink about 70% by 2050 if emissions are cut in line with Paris target. Climate impacts, though, remain highly uncertain.

NSW takes lead on mandatory recycling for solar panels that could set a national benchmark, and bypass a roadblock created by stalled federal scheme.

EPBC waves through one of a series of renewable energy projects being built to wean remote WA towns off diesel fuel generation and power them with solar and battery storage.

In this special episode recored live from Everything Electric Sydney, we explore how close Australia is to making V2G an everyday reality.

VicGrid has released its preferred route for the 60 km new transmission line needed to bring offshore wind power to the main grid in the Latrobe Valley.

EPBC waves through 2 GW wind, solar and battery project proposed for Australia's biggest isolated grid, with list of conditions to protect endangered black cockatoos and native flora.

Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time on Saturday, and might have met more than 100 pct were it not for heavy curtailment of wind and solar.

One minute, Victoria's new energy minister was promising industry stakeholders that Labor will hold the line on renewables. The next minute, her boss was saying the exact opposite.

A $30 billion-plus data centre could significantly add to greenhouse gas emissions and drain as much as a fifth of state's grid unless made to BYO renewables, analysts say.