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Policy & Planning

Industry calls for urgent changes to Cheaper Home Batteries rebate, to avoid harmful “boom-bust cycle”
Federal Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries rebate needs urgent tweaks to its settings and eligibility criteria, peak industry body warns, to avoid a “boom-bust cycle.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 9, 2025

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Commentary

How more wind and batteries push electricity prices down, even while gas prices stay high
While some commentators will blame anything and everything on renewable energy, new data illustrates how it is helping to push down electricity prices.
David Leitch

Dec 8, 2025

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Policy & Planning

ISP: New grid roadmap leans towards quicker transition, but all eyes on transmission costs and options
The release of the next planning roadmap for the grid this week heads a busy and important fortnight for the energy market, with “step change” still at its core.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 8, 2025

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Renewables

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron locks in $1 billion in finance for part two of huge Queensland wind farm
Squadron Energy sets “new market benchmark” after locking in $1 billion for part two of a more than 1 gigawatt project in the Sunshine State.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Giant 50 kWh systems eat up Cheaper Home Batteries budget, as changes to rebate look likely
Australia’s home battery rebate being eaten up by systems sized at 50 kWh and above, new data shows, amid rumours that changes to the policy’s settings are afoot.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2025

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Renewables

How to break Australia’s dependence on spinning machines, and run the grid with fossil engines off
The assumption that big spinning machines are needed to keep the lights on could delay the exit of coal. Hence the need to show big grids can be run with engines off.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Transition chaos” and “lights likely to go out:” But that’s not what state auditor-general report actually says
Alarmist headlines in mainstream media over Victoria’s energy transition bear little resemblance to the auditor general report they said they were quoting.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Renewable energy czar locks onto near neighbour insurance fears, offers national fix
Renewable energy neighbours are worried about being on the hook for damage, and now the energy czar wants to put those fears to bed.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 4, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s first six gigawatt hour battery to be built as part of massive multi-tech “grid resiliency” hub
Exclusivity deal signed for massive gas and energy storage hub that promises to host Australia’s biggest eight-hour battery, sized at more than 6,000 MWh.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2025

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Solar

“We won’t need spinning machines:” Will big batteries be allowed to provide heartbeat of a grid with engines off?
The “blackout” headlines from AEMO’s transition report were predictable. But the big question is over what actions are taken now to protect heartbeat of the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 2, 2025

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Solar

Sunshot program backs “Sun King” to bring large-scale solar panel manufacturing back to Australia
A company headed up by one of the legends of Australian solar R&D has won Solar Sunshot funding to build a PV panel manufacturing plant in a former coal hub.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 2, 2025

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Coal

Australia’s biggest coal generator may be phased out, unit by unit, rather than a hard exit
Origin says a phased closure of the country’s biggest coal generator is a “reasonable” assumption. “It’s not straightforward,” says CEO Frank Calabria.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 1, 2025

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