Ausgrid Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Network bets its own money on filling commercial roofs with solar and storing it in community batteries
Network’s revamped community power trial aims to turn surplus commercial solar into lower bills for 32,000 customers across entire neighbourhoods.
Anne Delaney

Sep 25, 2026

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Electrification

Businesses “do the math” and want to go electric – right up until they try to connect to the grid
Australian businesses looking to ditch gas and diesel can do the sums, find electrification will save them money, and then run smack into trying to connect to the electricity grid.
Anne Delaney

Sep 18, 2026

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Storage

Construction begins on network company’s first foray into grid-scale battery storage
First sod has been turned at a the site of a big battery being developed by Australia’s biggest distribution network company – its first foray into utility-scale energy storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2026

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Storage

Independent panel approves Sydney big battery sent for review by objectors from tiny towns 800 km away
Major battery proposed for centre of Sydney gets development approval from independent panel, after being sent there by protests from far-flung regional towns and interstate.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2026

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Utilities

Network wars: Ausgrid demands lower transmissions fees as data centres gatecrash the grid
Australia’s biggest DNSP is not happy that Transgrid is maxing out its network capacity, and not passing on cost savings, or talking to its new “peers” about planning.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 20, 2026

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Utilities

Data centres say they will drive down network part of bills, and want us to embrace their diesel generators
Data centres are expected by owners themselves and networks to push down the grid component of customers bills – one day, maybe. .
Rachel Williamson

Jun 11, 2026

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Battery

DNSP breaks the mould with in-house battery proposals, and files the first for federal green tick
Australia’s biggest distributed network owners has a growing portfolio of big batteries in development, but this is the first to be sent to the EPBC.
Rachel Williamson

May 28, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Just give us a shot:” Networks say community batteries can right the wrongs of grid gold plating
Should networks be allowed to deliver competitive services like shared storage from community batteries? Rob Amphlett Lewis explains how Ausgrid is “leaning in” to the transition and righting wrongs of the past.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 22, 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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Renewables

Construction begins on coal country renewable energy zone, state’s first to upgrade existing network
Work underway on renewable energy zone that will add a gigawatt of hosting capacity to state’s grid through new and upgraded network infrastructure.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 2, 2026

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Storage

Another NSW battery sent for independent review by interstate and long-distance objectors
Plans to develop a 200MW, two-hour battery in NSW have been sent to the Independent Planning Commission after attracting 61 objections, mostly from people living hundreds of kilometres away.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2026

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Utilities

Construction begins on network upgrade to bring major coal region into the energy future
Ausgrid will start building the REZ based around existing infrastructure in early 2026, with work expected to be done within two years.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 19, 2025

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