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Storage

Delta leans in to life after coal, names partner for Vales Point battery project
Delta hopes to make a final decision on whether to invest in a battery for the Vales Point coal power station site at the start of 2026.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 6, 2025

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Battery

NSW network joins rush to batteries to soak up solar, save on poles and wires
Essential Energy teams with AGL to install a 2MWh battery in the rooftop solar-heavy Port Macquarie region.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 6, 2023

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Storage

Big batteries and flexible generation the focus, as AGL seeks greater energy resilience
After a volatile 2022, AGL says growth and spending in the new financial year will focus on flexible grid-scale storage and flexible generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 19, 2022

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Battery

Big batteries had “breakout year” in 2021, but how will the boom play out?
Questions remain around who will bankroll the tens of gigawatt-hours of battery storage needed for energy arbitrage in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 9, 2021

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Origin ready to “pull trigger” on big batteries after recording $2.3 billion loss
Origin Energy prepares pivot into big batteries and green hydrogen after $2.3 billion loss, another legacy company wrestling with the energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 19, 2021

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Renewables

Surge in big battery investments masks collapse in new wind and solar
CEC says battery storage investment is surging, but Morrison government interference has helped push investment in wind and solar to a five year low.
Michael Mazengarb

May 26, 2021

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Faster, cheaper, cleaner: Big batteries the new king of peaking services
New Clean Energy Council report declares big batteries the new king of peaking services, cheaper and faster than traditional gas generators.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 10, 2021

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ACT secures two big batteries for Canberra and record low price for wind
ACT government secures record low prices in new wind auction, while Neoen and GPG will also build two big batteries in the national capital.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 8, 2020

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AGL says batteries starting to compete with gas generators for peaking services
Big batteries competing with gas generators for peaking services, according to AGL chief operating officer Markus Brokhof.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 17, 2020

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