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Solar and battery households help grid by importing more during day and exporting more in evening peaks
The surge in home batteries is working as intended – with households boosting demand in middle of the day and exporting in the evening peaks, and pushing prices down.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 30, 2026

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Storage

Batteries both big and small have reshaped the grid and forced wholesale prices down, AEMO says
AEMO credits the surge in grid scale and home batteries for supporting more renewables, cutting prices, and reshaping the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 30, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“When can I get a job?” Community leaders say coal country ready – and waiting – for offshore wind
As conservative lobby groups continue to push for a “rethink” of Victoria’s offshore wind plans, the local communities that are directly affected have different concerns.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 29, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“When the wind don’t blow:” Labor scraps fossil gas ban and allows new exploration for first time in a decade
NSW Labor, having already caved in to the country’s biggest coal generator, backflips on fossil gas ban and opens state up to exploration for first time in more than a decade.
Giles Parkinson & AAP

Apr 29, 2026

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Commentary

This rule change could kill the market for home batteries – just when they are needed
The rationale for network pricing changes is so crazy that it threatens to stifle the market for the millions of home batteries that the changes are based on.
Tristan Edis

Apr 28, 2026

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Commentary

Diesel consumption shows the decline in coal – a specific symptom of a broader need for renewal
One of the most interesting points to emerge from the security, cost and decarbonisation issues with diesel is a realisation that Australia’s coal production has likely passed its peak.
David Leitch

Apr 28, 2026

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Battery

Cheaper Home Batteries 2.0: How the rebate changes will affect prices and consumer choices
After 10 months and close to 350,000 installations, the home battery rebate is changing this week. What will this do to prices and consumer choice?
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 28, 2026

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Wind, solar and battery projects at record high, but many stuck in funding, supply chain and other bottlenecks
Wind, solar and battery connection pipeline now at record high, but AEMO says many stuck at finance, supply chain, ownership and other bottlenecks.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 26, 2026

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Battery

“I’ll sign, you drill:” State puts oil and gas project on fast-track, two days after “calling in” another big battery
State government fast tracks approval for Australia’s first new prospective oil field in 50 years – and slams brakes on another big battery proposal.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 24, 2026

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Electrification

How I shocked my 20 year-old gas BBQ back to life with an electric conversion
I have converted my old BBQ from gas to electric, and I love using it again. I still have the old hotplates and burners, but I doubt they will ever see the light of day.
Tim Eden

Apr 24, 2026

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Renewables

“Cheaper and faster:” Fortescue to create a $1 billion green grid to power data centres
Fortescue has announced plans to spend nearly $1 billion on a new fossil fuel-free green grid to help power data centres and other industry.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 24, 2026

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Commentary

Are the rich really using rooftop solar and home batteries to steal from the poor?
Murdoch tabloid claims that rooftop solar and home batteries are helping the rich and hurting the poor are simply not true.
Tristan Edis

Apr 23, 2026

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