Battery

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Big batteries hit “staggering” new peak of 37.2 pct of peak demand in Australia’s biggest isolated grid
Renewables and battery storage records continue to tumble in Australia’s biggest isolated grid – a key bellwether for the progress of the energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2026

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Storage

AGL gets federal green tick for big battery in coal country, with conditions to protect local legless lizard
Plans to build a big battery in coal country get federal EPBC approval, subject to conditions to protect an endangered legless lizard endemic to the area.
Sophie Vorrath

May 12, 2026

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Renewables

Workforce installs last of 609,522 panels at major new solar and battery project
A new 377 MW solar farm now has all of its nearly 610,000 panels, more than 91,000 piles and 7,006 solar trackers in place ahead of final touches and commissioning.
Joshua S Hill

May 12, 2026

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“They solve the problem:” Leading storage developer says battery costs have plunged 70 pct in two years
Owner of Australia’s most successful big battery developer says storage costs have plunge 65-70 pct in last two years, and are solving the grid’s biggest problems.
Giles Parkinson

May 10, 2026

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Storage

Landholder-led 4-hour big battery gets federal environmental all-clear in just over four weeks
A big battery project being proposed for construction by a group of farming landholders and a local renewables developer has been waved through EPBC approvals.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

“I thought this was impossible:” Fortescue green grid rides through transmission failure with no fossil fuels
Fortescue’s green grid rides through bushfire-caused transmission failure with just solar and batteries and no spinning machines – defying conventional thinking.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

“Blows your mind:” Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Renewables

Australian solar company signs historic deal to help “entire country” quit diesel power
One of Australia’s leading commercial solar and energy services companies has signed an historic deal with the world’s smallest island to help slash its dependence on costly and polluting diesel fuel.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2026

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Storage

State energy minister says impact of home storage in “baking hot summer” shows grid at turning point
NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe says rise in home storage has created “turning point” for reliability and prices on the grid, even with a “baking hot summer.”
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Storage

Best-selling battery supplier installs 25,000 systems in a month, says bigger still better after rebate changes
China home battery maker that has topped Australian sales charts since March says ‘bigger is better’ still applies under the new rebate settings.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2026

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Coal

“It’s enormous:” AGL sees 7-fold leap in AI data centre demand, says new big batteries will boost coal returns
AGL sees 7-fold increase in AI-driven data centre demand, much more than AEMO forecasts. Will this be good for the energy transition or bad?
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Renewables

How rooftop solar and home batteries became “kryptonite” to big coal and the fossil fuel industry
Smart Energy Council chief uses one of his last speeches in the role to celebrate Australia’s bottom-up energy revolution, in which home solar and batteries have “changed the dial in a very significant way.”
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2026

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