AER Archives - Renew Economy

Storage

“Significant shift:” Batteries are capping electricity prices and helping to bust the energy market cartel
A near tripling of installed battery capacity and increasingly diverse ownership of solar and wind generators is pushing down electricity prices and boosting market competition, a new report has found.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 20, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Demand response trials could open up more than 1 gigawatt of extra grid capacity
This may be one of the most important trials underway today, at least if data centres are to provide the grid services they promise.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 18, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Regulator drafts new retail energy guidelines in push for “honest and fair” consumer experience
Regulator seeks feedback on range of updates to retailer guidelines, following a series of market rule changes and reforms aimed at demystifying electricity bills and keeping retailers honest.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 5, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.
Sophie Vorrath

May 26, 2026

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Policy & Planning

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 7, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Fewer holes in the fence: Industry bodies seek rule change to rein in network ring-fencing waivers
Years of approvals that allow DNSPs to get around ring-fencing rules are the target of a new request to stop waivers being misused.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Networks seek rule change to cut investment “red tape,” critics spy a new door to gold-plating
A rule change request from Energy Networks Australia seeks to shift some projects out of the onerous public cost-benefit test.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset
As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2026

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Utilities

Rule change promises tighter leash on network spending, changes to carrots and sticks
The draft rule will allow the energy regulator to alter a specific part of network revenue determinations when updates are made.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Regulator seeks penalties over Broken Hill blackouts, alleges Transgrid breached market rules
Regulator launches civil proceedings against NSW network operator over major blackout event that left thousands of customers without power for two weeks.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 17, 2025

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Solar

Flexible payments versus sun tax: Groundbreaking rooftop PV exports trial to continue through 2026
A groundbreaking trial to test an innovative alternative to rooftop solar export tariffs will run for another year and with double the number of participants.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 15, 2025

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Utilities

Network company gets approval for “community power” pilot for PV and batteries, despite fierce opposition
Network gets regulatory approval for major battery-solar pilot, despite strong opposition, but the rider is that it must provide spatial mapping.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 8, 2025

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