Five food and drink companies and a textile manufacturer are the first businesses poised to benefit from a change to Victoria's energy efficiency scheme that rewards complex upgrade projects.
Victorian councils are investigating whether to jointly invest in their own large-scale renewables infrastructure or to buy clean energy through Power Purchase Agreements.
Any new projects that make use of Victoria's brown coal deposits will have to meet tough greenhouse gas emission standards, the state government announced today.
Queensland has clarified how it will apply a new law that prevents polluters evading clean-up responsibilities, and Engie's Hazelwood strategy could yet see Victoria adopt similar legislation.