Dalrymple North big battery in South Australia delivers biggest bang per megawatt hour in most lucrative market for battery storage.
Utilities
Coal generators fined after failing to match big batteries and putting grid at risk
Owner of two Queensland coal generators fined for failing to deliver grid services as promised, including in one incident when the power supply was put at risk.
Zero-sum game: The rise of solar export limits, and what can be done about it
An increasing number of households are coming up against strict limits to the amount of energy they are allowed to export to the grid, and some cannot export their solar at all.
Neoen’s Tesla big battery just got bigger, but its earnings shrank
Neoen’s Tesla big battery at Hornsdale grew by 50 per cent last year, but its fourth quarter revenues shrank due to increased competition in the market.
Gas giant writes down gas processing plant as it weighs rapid decarbonisaton
Australian gas giant flags major write-down in the value of troubled processing plant on Victoria’s east Gippsland coast.
Australia’s biggest wind farm faces yet more delays, Origin to pay penalty
Australia’s largest wind project remains idle, and ongoing delays means Origin Energy has to pay a large penalty for not producing enough renewable energy certificates.
Origin profits collapse as it prepares for ‘messy’ coal exit and big battery plans
Origin Energy says things could get messy with coal plants heading towards early closures, as it reports first half profits slashed by 98 per cent.
Outrage over Snowy 2.0 transmission line concession in Kosciuszko National Park
National Parks Association of NSW outraged by plan to build overhead transmission infrastructure for Snowy 2.0, saying damage to Kosciuszko is unacceptable.
Ausgrid installs “first of many” community batteries on Sydney network
NSW network kicks off two-year community battery trial that aims to soak up consumer generated solar and use it to push down energy prices and help stabilise the local grid.
Neither AGL nor Origin have convinced investors they have a future
AGL and Origin have failed to really embrace decarbonisation as opportunity. They have chosen to ignore the low cost of wind and solar for the supply of bulk energy.
