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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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Storage

From shuttered coal plant to gigascale battery: AGL commissions first stage of giant Liddell BESS
A massive new battery built at the site of a shuttered coal plant is now partly commissioned and will be completed by the end of May.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 20, 2026

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AGL revives zombie gas power plant idea first proposed 14 years ago, to locals’ horror
AGL revises plans for a major gas peaking plant for the third time at a highly contested site, and locals are up for another fight.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 22, 2026

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Renewables

“Challenging economics:” AGL pulls 2.5 GW project out of contention for Australia’s first offshore wind zone
Another major project has been pulled from Australia’s first offshore wind zone, citing challenging economics and a renewed focus on onshore wind and big batteries.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2025

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Coal

AGL may mothball coal units, or shut them down over weekends, to make way for solar, hints at wind contract
Australia’s biggest coal generator flags potential mothballing and weekend closures of some units, as it comes under pressure over its climate plan.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 29, 2025

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Renewables

AGL plans huge solar recycling plant at retired coal site that Dutton wants for nuclear
AGL signs MoU to explore feasibility of recycling up to half a million solar panels a year at a new facility at its Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 25, 2024

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AGL eyes quicker and cheaper pumped hydro “conversions” to back up wind and solar
AGL may convert some existing hydropower assets into pumped hydro, which it says will be quicker and cheaper than building from scratch.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 14, 2024

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Renewables

AGL buys into home solar, battery and EV management platform
AGL takes stake in global energy software business with a management system designed to combine solar, batteries and EVs and deal with an energy “future you can’t predict.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 11, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell
AGL signs MoU with Cannon-Brookes backed PV innovator SunDrive to explore “first of its kind” solar manufacturing at site of the shuttered Liddell plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2024

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Renewables

AGL back in the black as it slouches towards green
AGL Energy posts 359% jump in half-year profit, year-on-year, driven by fewer plant outages and more stable market conditions.
Marion Rae

Feb 8, 2024

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Renewables

AGL’s great hope is the timely exit of coal. Too bad Origin has dropped the ball on Eraring
AGL’s two great hopes in the next five years are the closures of Yallourn and Eraring coal plants. Unfortunately, Origin has created a situation where Eraring can’t be closed on time.
David Leitch

Feb 6, 2024

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From big gas kettle to big battery: The energy “time tunnel” at Torrens Island
At the heart of the renewables dominated grid of South Australia, AGL Energy’s Torrens Island Power Station is a museum of power generation past, present and future.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2023

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