Battery

Storage

Huge gigawatt-scale, four-hour battery secures state development approval for coal country
Plans to build a massive new big battery with up to four hours of storage has secured development approval from state government authorities.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 4, 2026

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Solar

Wind and solar generation records tumble, despite drought, and as batteries continue to ramp up
A record-breaking month of renewable energy generation has been set in three different states across Australia, as big batteries continue to smooth prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 4, 2026

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Storage

Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market
Changes to Cheaper Home Batteries scheme takes some heat out of a red-hot market – for both home solar and storage – but the numbers are still high.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2026

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Storage

What’s the difference between a four-hour battery and an eight-hour battery? Not a lot, it turns out
How did a bunch of four-hour battery projects beat out gas and win a tender for eight-hour storage contracts? It’s not what it says on the tin that counts, it’s how you use it.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 3, 2026

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Storage

New 1660 MWh battery reaches full output on time and under budget, but it may soon have a new owner
One of the biggest batteries in Australia’s main grid reaches full output, as its owner’s owner seeks buyer for its entire portfolio.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2026

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Battery

Huge 10-hour battery attracts big wad of long distance objections, joins federal green queue
“Evil, poisonous and treacherous” was the description from one Queenslander about the central NSW battery project. It is now seeking federal approval.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 2, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Illegal use of plug-in batteries adds urgency to campaign to approve balcony solar
A handful of Australians are already plugging in portable home batteries – illegally – suggesting that rules may need to change soon to deal with demand.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 2, 2026

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Chart of the day

Wind, solar and battery records tumble on last day of Autumn in Australia’s most coal dependent grid
Renewable records usually fall in spring, but in Australia’s most coal dependent grid a new peak was reached one day before winter, and batteries played a key role.
Geoff Eldridge

Jun 1, 2026

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Wind

“Just as common as solar-hybrids:” Most developers now including batteries in plans for wind
Developers are now adding batteries into their plans for wind projects, and manufacturers are beginning to come to the party with longer warranties.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 1, 2026

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Storage

Delays at Australia’s most powerful battery led to a more than $90 million cut in payments
Regulator quantifies the revenue cuts caused by the delayed start of the giant shock absorber” battery, and the impact of the catastrophic transformer failure.
Giles Parkinson

May 30, 2026

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Storage

Huge six-hour battery gets federal green tick for grid sweet-spot at edge of coal hub
Plans to install a big battery with up to six hours storage in a sweet spot between a coal generation hub and major electricity demand centres have been waved through the federal green queue.
Sophie Vorrath

May 29, 2026

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Storage

Big batteries scoop the pool in grid firming tender that was also open to gas generators
Big batteries scoop the pool and sideline gas in “firming tender” designed to secure supply at times of system stress as state moves to 100 per cent net renewables.
Giles Parkinson

May 29, 2026

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