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Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time – despite heavy throttling of wind and solar
Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time on Saturday, and might have met more than 100 pct were it not for heavy curtailment of wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 19, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Massive loophole:” Consultation paper stokes doubt on data centre emissions, wind and solar mandates
Federal Labor’s determination to power new data centres with renewables, and to minimise emissions and waste, have been questioned following release of consultation paper.
Peter Hannam

Sep 18, 2026

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Renewables

“We don’t simply see turbines:” Grazier says hosting wind farms eases pressure on land and helps prepare for drought
Farmer tells review forced by long distance objectors that hosting wind turbines enables him to better manage land, and prepare for the “will of the climate.”
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2026

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Renewables

Solar industry says Australian anti-dumping ruling is not fair and will lead to cost increases and pproject delays
Solar industry warns that anti-dumping ruling will unfairly hit projects already being built, and add costs and delays to other projects in the pipeline.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2026

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Storage

State utility buys stake in new big battery, locks in November construction start
State utility helps to bring major new battery project to financial close, in a deal that secures 50 per cent of the battery’s output for 15 years.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Solar recycler losing “insane amount of money” and about to shed staff as PV pilot program remains suspended
Solar recycling hopeful says it is “losing an insane amount of money” waiting for the federal government to restart its mysteriously suspended pilot program.
Peter Hannam

Sep 16, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Labor loses its spine on renewables as premier throws new energy minister, and transition, under the bus
One minute, Victoria’s new energy minister was promising industry stakeholders that Labor will hold the line on renewables. The next minute, her boss was saying the exact opposite.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2026

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Renewables

Enough wind and solar in pipeline, but not enough actually being built to meet 2030 target, scorecard finds
Australia will miss its 2030 climate targets unless more renewable energy projects move beyond the planning phase and start getting built.
AAP & Staff Reporter

Sep 16, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Labor puts key but contested transmission line on hold until after state election, pending cost review
Updated: Victoria premier puts key transmission link on hold pending cost review, and promises no forced land acquisitions until after state election.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 15, 2026

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Commentary

The financing market for wind and solar projects is nearly dead: Here’s how to turn the corner
The financing market for wind and solar assets is comatose, and super funds would rather invest in an offshore data centre, a big oil company or big tech than a wind or solar asset.
David Leitch

Sep 15, 2026

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Commentary

Six steps to stop the data centre boom from sending power prices through the roof
How will the federal government make sure that the boom in data centres doesn’t blow out electricity prices and the national carbon budget? These six steps will help.
Jonathan Upson & Tristan Edis

Sep 15, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Plug-in solar “not an overnight proposition,” says Bowen, as pressure mounts to legalise it within 10 months
Bowen says there is “a lot of work to do” to legalise plug-in solar and batteries. But experts say it’s not complicated, and want regulators handed a firm deadline.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2026

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