energyaustralia Archives - RenewEconomy

Policy & Planning

Utility giant says paying to extend life of “fragile” coal plants has a limit, but digs in on gas
Head of major energy utility says the only way to kick out coal is to lock in gas as back-up to renewables “for the foreseeable future.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 12, 2024

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Storage

EnergyAustralia says two four-hour battery projects competing for government contracts
EnergyAustralia says both its proposed four-hour battery projects are competing in government’s Capacity Investment Scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2024

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Utilities

EnergyAustralia takes $1.1 billion hit on retail unit as business model shifts
EnergyAustralia, the third biggest energy retailer in the country, takes $1.1 billion hit to the value of its retail business as the energy business is reshaped.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2024

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Battery

EnergyAustralia shakes off coal blues with plan for one of Australia’s biggest batteries
After a year marked by coal plant outages and supply issues, EnergyAustralia is working up plans to install a 500MW, four-hour big battery at its Mount Piper power station.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 13, 2022

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Storage

Australia’s “largest grid forming battery” to go ahead after landing finance deal
Edify locks in finance to start building 150MW/300MWh Tesla Megapack big battery featuring a “new vintage” of grid forming inverter controls.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 14, 2022

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Governments

Could a capacity market be key to bringing energy storage to market?
With energy storage project developers searching for new revenue streams, could a capacity market help ensure enough storage comes online?
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 23, 2022

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Coal

Smokestacks tumble from another coal plant, making way for more big batteries
Smokestacks from the shuttered Wallerawang coal fired power station brought down, paving the way for at least one 500MW big battery project.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 24, 2021

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Coal

EnergyAustralia accelerates closure of Mt Piper coal plant ahead of ministers meeting
EnergyAustralia brings forward closure date for 1,400MW Mt Piper power station, as it commits to exit coal by 2040.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 23, 2021

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Coal

Victorian EPA and three coal plants sued over failures to regulate emissions
The Victorian EPA and three coal power generators taken to court over alleged failures to regulate emissions, in key test of Victorian climate laws.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 23, 2021

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Utilities

EnergyAustralia counts cost of Yallourn coal dramas in loss-making half
EnergyAustralia reports on a challenging six months that included forking out $65 million – and counting – to address its ongoing Yallourn coal mine problems in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2021

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