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Renewables

“I thought this was impossible:” Fortescue green grid rides through transmission failure with no fossil fuels
Fortescue’s green grid rides through bushfire-caused transmission failure with just solar and batteries and no spinning machines – defying conventional thinking.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

“Blows your mind:” Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Commentary

The spot mirage: Low wholesale prices show the future, but are a poor signal for new wind and solar
Wholesale electricity prices are too low to support either new generation, or even old generation. There is no investment signal. So I have have a suggestion.
David Leitch

May 7, 2026

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Coal

“It’s enormous:” AGL sees 7-fold leap in AI data centre demand, says new big batteries will boost coal returns
AGL sees 7-fold increase in AI-driven data centre demand, much more than AEMO forecasts. Will this be good for the energy transition or bad?
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Despots, oligarchs, fruitcakes and invaders:” Why Andrew Forrest wants to stop burning fossil fuels
Forrest slams Australia’s fossil fuel dependence, diesel rebate and use of fake offsets, and says Fortescue will be a prototype for the country to reach real zero.
Giles Parkinson

May 6, 2026

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Storage

Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth
Home battery installations shatter records in April, including a stunning new high for NSW and record volumes of new rooftop solar capacity across the country.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2026

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Renewables

Why Australia’s biggest isolated grid now leads rest of country in race to reach 80 pct renewables
Australia may struggle to reach 82 pct renewables by 2030, but its biggest isolated grid now looks very much on course – thanks to government ownership.
Giles Parkinson

May 5, 2026

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Renewables

Ninety landholders, 3 mobs, two 100-tonne transformers, 90 km of cable: Marinus Link’s long road to coal country
Marinus Link has been a topic of hot political debate in Tasmania, but some of the biggest feats of engineering and logistics are happening on the Victorian side of the interconnector.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2026

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Commentary

No more Dark Side of the Grid: The fossil fuel empire loses ground to renewables and storage
Australia’s regions used to be the very definition of the grid’s dark side: expensive diesel, fragile long lines, limited reliability. They are now a proving ground for high‑renewable, storage‑rich power.
Ray Wills

May 4, 2026

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Coal

Six wind farms, two solar hybrids and seven-hour batteries win key CIS tenders ahead of coal closure
Updated: Six wind farms, two huge solar-battery hybrids and several seven and eight hour battery projects emerge as winners of the latest CIS tender.
Giles Parkinson

May 2, 2026

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Renewables

Huge wind and battery project becomes first to seal local benefits deal under rigorous new planning regime
Developer thanks council for helping navigate “evolving regulatory landscape” as it seals the first Community Benefit Agreement for a wind farm under new state rules.
Sophie Vorrath

May 2, 2026

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Renewables

Renewable developer looks to Australian outback for 10 gigawatts of wind, solar and battery projects
Tilt Renewables is seeking up to 10 GW of wind, solar and battery projects in Australian outback, citing fewer people and threatened species, and less land use conflicts.
Giles Parkinson

May 1, 2026

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