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The hours the market wants back: Free daytime power, or a fix for solar and wind curtailment?

What does it mean when an offer appears consumer-friendly but is also system-convenient? And what becomes visible when price is placed beside curtailment rather than read in isolation?
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Zen says sale talks progressing well, all parties “deeply and strategically aligned” on renewables

Ross Garnaut-led Zen Energy says negotiations to sell the business are progressing well, with due diligence and strategic alignment discussions currently underway.
“An own goal that we don’t need:” Investor group sounds alarm over new tax on renewables

“An own goal that we don’t need:” Investor group sounds alarm over new tax on renewables

Investor group “dismayed” at draft reforms to the Capital Gains Tax it says will deter foreign backers of large-scale solar, wind and battery projects right when we need them most.

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The hours the market wants back: Free daytime power, or a fix for solar and wind curtailment?

The hours the market wants back: Free daytime power, or a fix for solar and wind curtailment?

What does it mean when an offer appears consumer-friendly but is also system-convenient? And what becomes visible when price is placed beside curtailment rather than read in isolation?
Zen says sale talks progressing well, all parties “deeply and strategically aligned” on renewables

Zen says sale talks progressing well, all parties “deeply and strategically aligned” on renewables

Ross Garnaut-led Zen Energy says negotiations to sell the business are progressing well, with due diligence and strategic alignment discussions currently underway.
“An own goal that we don’t need:” Investor group sounds alarm over new tax on renewables

“An own goal that we don’t need:” Investor group sounds alarm over new tax on renewables

Investor group “dismayed” at draft reforms to the Capital Gains Tax it says will deter foreign backers of large-scale solar, wind and battery projects right when we need them most.
Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between “median” electricity plans and lowest deals on offer

Bill shock: The up to $420 price gap between “median” electricity plans and lowest deals on offer

Difference between median retail electricity market offers and the lowest offer available to households could be hundreds of dollars in missed annual savings, new report finds.
State-owned transmission giant wants to claw back 45 pct more revenue from customers, citing “increased complexity”

State-owned transmission giant wants to claw back 45 pct more revenue from customers, citing “increased complexity”

The state-owned network wants to hike its revenue base and add that to customer bills, just as the state government crows about pushing power costs down.
Big spinning machines: State seeks partners for syncon rollout at former coal hub

Big spinning machines: State seeks partners for syncon rollout at former coal hub

Government seeks expressions of interest to partner in delivering at least three new synchronous condensers in state’s coal heartland.
Australia’s coal plants chalked up 108 outages over summer – 90 of them unplanned

Australia’s coal plants chalked up 108 outages over summer – 90 of them unplanned

Affordable reliable energy? New report reveals Australia’s remaining coal plants went at least partly offline 108 times in the five months from October 2025 to the end of February 2026.
GridBeyond adds South Korea tech giant to growing list of backers, in $A20 million fundraising round

GridBeyond adds South Korea tech giant to growing list of backers, in $A20 million fundraising round

Global energy optimisation outfit closes €12 million fundraising round after luring a range of heavy hitting investors, including a South Korea-based tech giant.