Latest Electricity News and Stories – Page 2 of 3 – Gizmodo Australia

One Big Switch Cops $25k Fine For Dodgy Click Energy Discount Claims

3 years ago

One Big Switch Cops $25k Fine For Dodgy Click Energy Discount Claims

As Power Prices Soar, We Need A Concerted Effort To Tackle Energy Poverty

3 years ago

As Power Prices Soar, We Need A Concerted Effort To Tackle Energy Poverty

Nicola Willand, Ralph Horne, Trivess Moore

Tony Abbott Loses Traction In His Fight On Energy

3 years ago

Tony Abbott Loses Traction In His Fight On Energy

Michelle Grattan

The Government Wants You To Share Your Energy Data

3 years ago

The Government Wants You To Share Your Energy Data

Yearly Power Bills To Fall By $400 From 2020

3 years ago

Yearly Power Bills To Fall By $400 From 2020

Slash Your Energy Bill With CHOICE’s Transformer Tool

Gadgets & Smart Home Reviews

3 years ago

Slash Your Energy Bill With CHOICE’s Transformer Tool

You’re Paying Too Much For Electricity, But Here’s What The States Can Do About It

3 years ago

You’re Paying Too Much For Electricity, But Here’s What The States Can Do About It

Where Does The Money From Your Electricity Bill Go?

Science & Health

3 years ago

Where Does The Money From Your Electricity Bill Go?

Anthony Caruana

The Net Cost Of Using Renewables To Hit Australia’s Climate Target: Nothing

4 years ago

The Net Cost Of Using Renewables To Hit Australia’s Climate Target: Nothing

Andrew Blakers, Bin Lu and Matthew Stocks

High Energy Costs Make Vulnerable Households Reluctant To Use Air Conditioning

4 years ago

High Energy Costs Make Vulnerable Households Reluctant To Use Air Conditioning

Larissa Nicholls, Halley McCann, Karyn Bosomworth and Yolande Strengers

Australia’s Electricity Market Is Trash: ACCC

4 years ago

Australia’s Electricity Market Is Trash: ACCC

Campbell Simpson

Rising Electricity Costs Are Hitting Australian Manufacturers, Hard

4 years ago

Rising Electricity Costs Are Hitting Australian Manufacturers, Hard

Watch Metallic Birthday Balloons Touch A Power Line And Explode Like A Grenade

4 years ago

Watch Metallic Birthday Balloons Touch A Power Line And Explode Like A Grenade

Andrew Liszewski

Car Crash Turns Utility Pole Into Fireball-Shooting Mortal Kombat Character

4 years ago

Car Crash Turns Utility Pole Into Fireball-Shooting Mortal Kombat Character

Andrew Liszewski

What Australia’s Finkel Review Means For Your Power Bills

4 years ago

What Australia’s Finkel Review Means For Your Power Bills

Hayley Williams

Our Chief Scientist, On The Future of Electricity In Australia

4 years ago

Our Chief Scientist, On The Future of Electricity In Australia

The Finkel Review At A Glance

4 years ago

The Finkel Review At A Glance

Madeleine De Gabriele, Michael Hopkin and Wes Mountain

ACCC Recall Warning: These Dodgy Electrical Cables Are A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’

4 years ago

ACCC Recall Warning: These Dodgy Electrical Cables Are A ‘Ticking Time Bomb’

Politicians: Please Ease Off On ‘Announceables’ Until After The Electricity Market Review

4 years ago

Politicians: Please Ease Off On ‘Announceables’ Until After The Electricity Market Review

David Blowers and Kate Griffiths

Thanks To Australian Scientists, We Can Now See Electrons Moving Through Materials Only One Atom Thick

4 years ago

Thanks To Australian Scientists, We Can Now See Electrons Moving Through Materials Only One Atom Thick

I Don’t Mean To Alarm You All, But One Of Saturn’s Moons Could Have Electric Sand

4 years ago

I Don’t Mean To Alarm You All, But One Of Saturn’s Moons Could Have Electric Sand

Have Your Say On NSW’s Electricity Needs

4 years ago

Have Your Say On NSW’s Electricity Needs

The Case For Renationalising Australia’s Electricity Grid

4 years ago

The Case For Renationalising Australia’s Electricity Grid

Energy Australia Wants To Build A 100MW Hydro Electricity Plant In South Australia

4 years ago

Energy Australia Wants To Build A 100MW Hydro Electricity Plant In South Australia

Energy Australia ‘Worried’ About High Bills After Heatwave, Says Renewables Are ‘The Solution’

4 years ago

Energy Australia ‘Worried’ About High Bills After Heatwave, Says Renewables Are ‘The Solution’

Scientists Are Turning Bacteria Into Electrical Generators

4 years ago

Scientists Are Turning Bacteria Into Electrical Generators

A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost The US $40 Billion Daily

5 years ago

A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost The US $40 Billion Daily

Silkworms Can Spin Electricity-Conducting Silk

5 years ago

Silkworms Can Spin Electricity-Conducting Silk

Australian Electricity Bills Are Going Up (Again)

5 years ago

Australian Electricity Bills Are Going Up (Again)

Mobile Phone Petrol Bomb Found At Sydney Electrical Substation

5 years ago

Mobile Phone Petrol Bomb Found At Sydney Electrical Substation

Campbell Simpson

Shooting A Tesla Coil Gun Is Some Real Ghostbusters Stuff

5 years ago

Shooting A Tesla Coil Gun Is Some Real Ghostbusters Stuff

Running a Current Through A Steel Chain Turns It Into An Electric Whip

5 years ago

Running a Current Through A Steel Chain Turns It Into An Electric Whip

Scary Video Shows A Jumping Castle Floating Away Straight Into Power Lines

5 years ago

Scary Video Shows A Jumping Castle Floating Away Straight Into Power Lines

Watch Electromagnets Explosively Shred A Soft Drink Can In Half

5 years ago

Watch Electromagnets Explosively Shred A Soft Drink Can In Half

5 Things I Learned From Sitting Through A Blackout

5 years ago

5 Things I Learned From Sitting Through A Blackout

Campbell Simpson

A Simulation Of What 100,000 Volts Does To Human Flesh

5 years ago

A Simulation Of What 100,000 Volts Does To Human Flesh

Bryan Menegus

Watch Musical Tesla Coils Electrify An Audience In Glorious 360 Video

5 years ago

Watch Musical Tesla Coils Electrify An Audience In Glorious 360 Video

Jennifer Ouellette

Pumping Electricity Through A Drill Bit Makes It Melt Into A Fiery Mess

5 years ago

Pumping Electricity Through A Drill Bit Makes It Melt Into A Fiery Mess

How Did This Escaped Chimp Not Get Zapped Into Oblivion?

5 years ago

How Did This Escaped Chimp Not Get Zapped Into Oblivion?

George Dvorsky

Train Tracks Are The Most Dangerous Way To Charge A Phone

5 years ago

Train Tracks Are The Most Dangerous Way To Charge A Phone

Bryan Menegus

Morocco Switches On First Phase Of The World’s Largest Solar Plant

5 years ago

Morocco Switches On First Phase Of The World’s Largest Solar Plant

Jamie Condliffe

There Will Be A Second Tesla Powerwall In 2016

5 years ago

There Will Be A Second Tesla Powerwall In 2016

Jamie Condliffe

This New Incandescent Bulb Uses Nano Mirrors To Match LED Efficiency

6 years ago

This New Incandescent Bulb Uses Nano Mirrors To Match LED Efficiency

Jamie Condliffe

Australia To See World’s Biggest Drop In Hydropower Thanks To Climate Change

6 years ago

Australia To See World’s Biggest Drop In Hydropower Thanks To Climate Change

Tips And Tech To Make Your Australian Home Energy Smart

6 years ago

Tips And Tech To Make Your Australian Home Energy Smart

Hayley Williams

Researchers Have Made Socks That Use Urine To Create Electricity

6 years ago

Researchers Have Made Socks That Use Urine To Create Electricity

Jamie Condliffe

If A Solar Plant Uses Natural Gas, Is It Still Green?

6 years ago

If A Solar Plant Uses Natural Gas, Is It Still Green?

Watch A CD Get Completely Erased With Bolts Of Electricity

6 years ago

Watch A CD Get Completely Erased With Bolts Of Electricity

Apple Plans To Offset The Energy Used To Make Every iPhone With Renewables

6 years ago

Apple Plans To Offset The Energy Used To Make Every iPhone With Renewables

Jamie Condliffe

Samsung TVs Reportedly Use Less Power In Efficiency Tests Than In Real Life

6 years ago

Samsung TVs Reportedly Use Less Power In Efficiency Tests Than In Real Life

Jamie Condliffe

The First Ever Optical Rectenna Turns Light Directly Into DC Current

6 years ago

The First Ever Optical Rectenna Turns Light Directly Into DC Current

Jamie Condliffe

Power Outages Are Getting Longer And Catastrophic Weather Is To Blame

6 years ago

Power Outages Are Getting Longer And Catastrophic Weather Is To Blame

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Could You Charge An iPhone With The Electricity In Your Brain?

6 years ago

Could You Charge An iPhone With The Electricity In Your Brain?

The Government’s War On Wind And Solar Hurts Homes And Businesses

6 years ago

The Government’s War On Wind And Solar Hurts Homes And Businesses

Campbell Simpson

IKEA Wireless Charging Review: Almost Like Having Magic Furniture

6 years ago

IKEA Wireless Charging Review: Almost Like Having Magic Furniture

Adam Clark Estes

Gorgeous Mini Lightning Storms Created With Portable Tesla Coil

6 years ago

Gorgeous Mini Lightning Storms Created With Portable Tesla Coil

Can The Power Grid Survive A Cyberattack?

6 years ago

Can The Power Grid Survive A Cyberattack?

Michael McElfresh

How Bird Poop Changed The Design Of Southern California’s Power Grid

6 years ago

How Bird Poop Changed The Design Of Southern California’s Power Grid

Panasonic Tests Solar Battery Storage System In Australia

6 years ago

Panasonic Tests Solar Battery Storage System In Australia

Lindsay Handmer

CSIRO App Controls Your Appliances, Measures Individual Power Usage

6 years ago

CSIRO App Controls Your Appliances, Measures Individual Power Usage

Watch An Awesome Lightning Bolt Get Captured In A Box

6 years ago

Watch An Awesome Lightning Bolt Get Captured In A Box

Casey Chan

How Tesla’s Powerwall Stacks Up To Regular Energy, By The Numbers

6 years ago

How Tesla’s Powerwall Stacks Up To Regular Energy, By The Numbers

Dan Steingart

Tesla Powerwall: A Battery For Your Home

6 years ago

Tesla Powerwall: A Battery For Your Home

Campbell Simpson

Pencil Lines Can Turn A Piece Of Paper Into A Simple Sensor

6 years ago

Pencil Lines Can Turn A Piece Of Paper Into A Simple Sensor

Jamie Condliffe

Repairing High Voltage Lines Is One Of Most Scary Jobs I’ve Ever Seen

6 years ago

Repairing High Voltage Lines Is One Of Most Scary Jobs I’ve Ever Seen

This Flexible Skin Patch Could Use Friction To Power Your Wearables

6 years ago

This Flexible Skin Patch Could Use Friction To Power Your Wearables

Jamie Condliffe

Incandescent Bulbs, 135 Years Ago And Today

6 years ago

Incandescent Bulbs, 135 Years Ago And Today

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Forgotten Story Of NYC’s First Power Grid

6 years ago

The Forgotten Story Of NYC’s First Power Grid

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

California’s Grid May Soon Store Energy In Giant Ice Packs

7 years ago

California’s Grid May Soon Store Energy In Giant Ice Packs

Your Set-Top Box Is An Energy-Sucking Monster (But It Doesn’t Have To Be)

7 years ago

Your Set-Top Box Is An Energy-Sucking Monster (But It Doesn’t Have To Be)

Science & Health

7 years ago

Watch How The World’s Largest Solar Farms Get Built

Jamie Condliffe

Your Smartphone Could One Day Be Powered By Jet Fuel

7 years ago

Your Smartphone Could One Day Be Powered By Jet Fuel

Jamie Condliffe

This Was An Electric Razor (And Face Massager!) In 1926

7 years ago

This Was An Electric Razor (And Face Massager!) In 1926

Matt Novak

Report: Solar Is Way Worse Than Other Renewables

7 years ago

Report: Solar Is Way Worse Than Other Renewables

Jamie Condliffe

Rooftop Solar Panels Are Almost All Facing The Wrong Direction

7 years ago

Rooftop Solar Panels Are Almost All Facing The Wrong Direction

Monster Machines: The World’s Biggest And Best Gas Turbine Can Power 400,000 Homes

7 years ago

Monster Machines: The World’s Biggest And Best Gas Turbine Can Power 400,000 Homes

Andrew Tarantola

US President Was Afraid Of The First White House Light Switches In 1891

7 years ago

US President Was Afraid Of The First White House Light Switches In 1891

Matt Novak

This Portrait Made With Electric Sparks Is The Ultimate Homage To Tesla

7 years ago

This Portrait Made With Electric Sparks Is The Ultimate Homage To Tesla

This Flapping Device Makes Electricity From Wind Rushing Past Your Car

7 years ago

This Flapping Device Makes Electricity From Wind Rushing Past Your Car

Sarah Zhang

This Temporary Tattoo Is Actually A Battery That’s Powered By Your Sweat

7 years ago

This Temporary Tattoo Is Actually A Battery That’s Powered By Your Sweat

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Simply Layering Solar Cells Could Make Them As Cheap As Natural Gas

7 years ago

Simply Layering Solar Cells Could Make Them As Cheap As Natural Gas

Jamie Condliffe

This Giant Searchlight Once Scanned Los Angeles From The Mountains Above

7 years ago

This Giant Searchlight Once Scanned Los Angeles From The Mountains Above

Smart Grids Could Save Australians $28 Billion In Electricity Costs

7 years ago

Smart Grids Could Save Australians $28 Billion In Electricity Costs

Campbell Simpson

Science & Health

7 years ago

Electricity-Eating Bacteria Are Real And More Common Than We Thought

This Machine Generates Electricity From Humidity

7 years ago

This Machine Generates Electricity From Humidity

Jamie Condliffe

Your Set-Top Box Is Wasting Absurd Amounts Of Energy And Money

7 years ago

Your Set-Top Box Is Wasting Absurd Amounts Of Energy And Money

Scientists Swapped A Toxic Chemical In Solar Cells For A Tofu Ingredient

7 years ago

Scientists Swapped A Toxic Chemical In Solar Cells For A Tofu Ingredient

Robert Sorokanich

Wind Power In South Australia, And No Angry People

7 years ago

Wind Power In South Australia, And No Angry People

Campbell Simpson

We Still Don’t Know How Static Electricity Works

7 years ago

We Still Don’t Know How Static Electricity Works

Truck Transported On A Ropeway Going Up A 1646m Mountain

7 years ago

Truck Transported On A Ropeway Going Up A 1646m Mountain

IKEA Is Powering Its Australian Stores With Solar Energy

7 years ago

IKEA Is Powering Its Australian Stores With Solar Energy

Campbell Simpson

Why Bitcoin Miners Are Moving To Tiny Towns In Washington State

7 years ago

Why Bitcoin Miners Are Moving To Tiny Towns In Washington State

Sarah Zhang

You Can Drive Over This Parking Lot Paved With Solar Panels

7 years ago

You Can Drive Over This Parking Lot Paved With Solar Panels

Sarah Zhang

Monster Machines: The Giant Sparking Globes That Dominate Boston’s Museum Of Science

7 years ago

Monster Machines: The Giant Sparking Globes That Dominate Boston’s Museum Of Science

Andrew Tarantola

Scientists Figured Out A Way To Help Power Homes With Toilet Flushes

7 years ago

Scientists Figured Out A Way To Help Power Homes With Toilet Flushes

Adam Clark Estes

New Wireless Power Setup Charges 40 Smartphones From Across The Room

7 years ago

New Wireless Power Setup Charges 40 Smartphones From Across The Room

Adam Clark Estes

Pouring Saltwater Over Graphene Generates Electricity

7 years ago

Pouring Saltwater Over Graphene Generates Electricity

Adam Clark Estes

The Cool Promise Of Machines That Run On Body Heat

7 years ago

The Cool Promise Of Machines That Run On Body Heat

Why Is My Laptop On?

7 years ago

Why Is My Laptop On?

Tim Urban - WaitButWhy.com

Listen (And Watch) An Arc Of Electricity Play Music

7 years ago

Listen (And Watch) An Arc Of Electricity Play Music