alternative energy, definition of

Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).

• Is Tasmania in an energy crisis?
  The driest year since 1934 in Tasmania's catchments has forced the state-owned hydro-electricity generating company to scale back generation, with the aim of conserving water.
• Household battery scheme to form part of Labor's pre-election plan for low- and middle-income earners
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Labor mulls 'electrify everything' pre-election household plan
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Can coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first
  A remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.
• 'There's a supply glut': The problem with solar feed-in tariffs
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Calls for federal grants on home batteries as energy retailers slammed for 'un-Australian' solar payment drops
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys' looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys’ looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• In the shadows of the billion-dollar solar industry, 'cowboys' are drawn to huge profits with little oversight
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• Wind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing
  Across the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.

Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).

• Is Tasmania in an energy crisis?
  The driest year since 1934 in Tasmania's catchments has forced the state-owned hydro-electricity generating company to scale back generation, with the aim of conserving water.
• Household battery scheme to form part of Labor's pre-election plan for low- and middle-income earners
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Labor mulls 'electrify everything' pre-election household plan
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Can coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first
  A remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.
• 'There's a supply glut': The problem with solar feed-in tariffs
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Calls for federal grants on home batteries as energy retailers slammed for 'un-Australian' solar payment drops
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys' looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys’ looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• In the shadows of the billion-dollar solar industry, 'cowboys' are drawn to huge profits with little oversight
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• Wind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing
  Across the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.

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