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Storage

Last of 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum units installed at big battery next to gas plant in coal country
A four-hour big battery being built to help replace a retiring coal plant has hit a major milestone, with all of its more than 1,000 energy storage units now in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Renewables

“We’re afraid to make that transition:” Former US science envoy goes toe-to-toe with big Australian gas players
Former US science envoy calls out Australia’s push for gas, but is amazed that renewables have succeeded at all, given the wall of money arrayed against it.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 10, 2026

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Pumped Hydro

Lower cost batteries, and market changes sink proposed pumped hydro project in NSW
Pumped hydro has defeated another hopeful, this time with a global energy giant that has given up its dream of a project in NSW.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 18, 2025

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Storage

“We’ve got more thinking to do:” Coal giants say home batteries will reshape and “minimise” the grid
Australia’s big utilities admit they have some thinking to do about the way home batteries are reshaping the grid – and customer expectations.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 1, 2025

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Storage

EnergyAustralia sells off half share in giant battery designed to help fill gap of ageing coal generator
EnergyAustralia sells half share in its biggest battery project, although it will retain control of the project that will help replace the ageing Yallourn coal generator in 2028.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 8, 2025

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Smart Energy

Utilities want control of consumer solar and batteries to help reverse price spikes they just engineered
The chiefs of AGL and EnergyAustralia say consumer energy resources are key to bringing down electricity prices, but only if orchestrated — by them.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 18, 2025

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Climate

Offsets dumped as energy giant admits they don’t undo harms from fossil fuels in “landmark” moment
EnergyAustralia to dump use of carbon offsets after acknowledging they “do not prevent or undo harms” caused by burning fossil fuels.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

May 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

EnergyAustralia fined and convicted over fire at Yallourn brown coal generator
EnergyAustralia fined over a fire at its Yallourn coal fired power station, after the company fought to be spared conviction.
Emily Woods

Mar 27, 2025

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Tallawarra B gas generator finally ready for the grid, just in time for cold snap
The gas power station is supposed to run partially on green hydrogen – if any becomes available to buy.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 19, 2024

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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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Energy Insiders Podcast: The push for coal to play off the bench
EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette on coal as a reserve asset, the uncertainty of Yallourn, the challenge of green hydrogen, and just managing the transition.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Mar 1, 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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