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Storage

“Remarkable milestone:” Bowen says home battery installations continue to surge, pass 400,000
Home battery installs continue to surge despite rebate changes, passing 400,000, and matching the storage capacity of grid scale batteries over last year.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2026

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Sponsored Content

Banks are no longer financing the energy transition on faith, and are declining deals they once would do
Australia does not have a shortage of renewable energy ambition, capital or projects. However, it increasingly has a shortage of projects that banks believe in.
Jamie Guthrie

May 15, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Angus Taylor’s energy policy is now a carbon copy of Hanson and Trump
It is now almost impossible to spot the difference between One Nation’s policy on climate and energy, and that of the federal Liberal and National parties.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2026

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Storage

Giant Tomago battery and VPP win new firming tender to fill gaps in supply
Giant Tomago battery and a virtual power plant win “firming” tender designed to respond to lack of reserve events at times of high demand, or generator breakdowns.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2026

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Renewables

Coal state’s biggest renewable tender to focus on power delivered when the sun don’t shine
Biggest generation tender will favour technologies that can deliver power when the sun don’t shine – solar-battery hybrids and wind energy, as more storage also sought.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2026

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Gas

Bizarre planning rules that force new home owners to pay for gas connections, whether they want it or not
The bizarre planning rules that make fossil gas connections a default for new homes, and add costs in a state that leads the world in rooftop PV and home batteries.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2026

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Policy & Planning

AEMO should be split in two, transmission put in public ownership in new push for overhaul of “failed” NEM
Australia’s energy market operator should be split in two and transmission brought back under public ownership, according to a new report calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the National Electricity Market.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Budget buckles on fossil fuel tax reform, and puts a “band-aid” over climate and energy resilience
In a federal budget that has sought to restore intergenerational equity, the Albanese government is facing criticism for ignoring a golden opportunity to balance the scales on energy and climate.
Sophie Vorrath

May 13, 2026

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Renewables

Developer of Australia’s biggest renewable projects to offer cheap power below $66/MWh for data centres
Developer of Australia’s two biggest renewable projects – totalling nearly 100 GW – says it can offer super-cheap power to data centres as a sideline to its hydrogen play.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2026

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Policy & Planning

One Nation now represents two of Australia’s best wind and solar regions, and they think it’s a scam
One Nation’s big win in Farrer means its MPs sit in the heart of two of the country’s best wind and solar regions. It wants to can these projects in favour of coal, gas and nuclear.
Rachel Williamson

May 11, 2026

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Renewables

Mining giant signs 30-year off-take deal to underpin Indigenous-led Pilbara solar and battery project
One of Australia’s largest Indigenous-led renewable energy initiatives has reached financial close on an up to 150 megawatt solar farm in the Pilbara after underpinning the project with a major off-take deal.
Sophie Vorrath

May 11, 2026

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Chart of the day

From cars to coastal shipping, we can electrify almost everything, according to Electrification Staircase
What can we electrify now? And what will require more work. The Electrification Staircase plots what’s possible, from cars, trucks and heating, to ships and planes.
Giles Parkinson

May 11, 2026

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