A dramatic shift to renewable energy is underway in China and India, a comprehensive report analysing the global energy market finds, prompting a warning that Australia is one of the countries most exposed to the changing dynamic.

Workers at the Hazelwood power plant in Victoria's Latrobe Valley say they are frightened about what will happen after the plant closes at the end of March 2017.

The organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.

A special economic growth zone will be created for the Victorian Latrobe Valley to include infrastructure spending and tax breaks for communities moving to the area, following the announcement Hazelwood power station will close next year.

How should millions going into Victoria's Latrobe Valley after the Hazelwood power plant shutdown be spent?

Residents near the Hazelwood power station and coal mine think they will be forgotten when the plant closes.

Thousands of regional jobs hang in the balance with the expiry of a lucrative power subsidy between the Victorian Government and global aluminium producer Alcoa.

Australia's largest bird of prey, the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, is 11 deaths closer to extinction, with TasNetworks confirming the birds were electrocuted flying into powerlines.

Households signed up to the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme stand to pay an average $1,600 extra for their electricity when the program winds up at the end of 2016.

NSW Premier Mike Baird says the Ausgrid sale is an outstanding result, but the Opposition argues what he has done is like "selling your house to the first person who knocks on the door".

SA's Treasurer says the state is owed an apology over the questioning of renewable energy after an updated report finds safety settings caused a number of wind farms to fail in the lead-up to the statewide blackout.

The Australian Energy Market Operator finds the sudden and unexpected loss of half of South Australia's wind power in the midst of the severe storm on September 28 was a key event in the state-wide blackout, writes Chris Uhlmann.

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg says he and his state counterparts have agreed on an independent review to provide a blueprint for energy security in the wake of last month's power outage in South Australia.

Federal Industry Minister Greg Hunt blames the South Australian Government for exacerbating last week's state-wide power outage, saying policy to drive baseload energy out of the system meant it collapsed further and faster than it would otherwise.

Renewables are the future, but rushing to a target to parade green credentials exposes the electricity network to a serious security risk, and in the long run risks permanent reputational damage to the renewable energy cause, writes Chris Uhlmann.

Has the state's focus on renewables impacted today's blackout?

An extraordinary spike in South Australia's wholesale electricity price in July sounded an alarm across the five states that share the National Electricity Market, Grattan Institute research shows.

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