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Home battery rebate hits 500,000 milestone as households “take control” and deliver grid benefits
The number of Cheaper Home Batteries installations has passed the half-million mark, a huge new milestone for the hugely successful rebate that is slashing bills and delivering “enormous benefits” to the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2026

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Commentary

Tomago won’t be 100 pct renewable until 2033, but Squadron and others want to see multiple supply deals
It will take at least six years to make Australia’s largest aluminium smelter 100 per cent renewable, but there are warnings not to lock in a single dominant supplier.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2026

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Storage

“We start our gas fleet less:” Batteries cut costs and emissions, and Origin says renewables still cheapest option
Australia’s largest energy retailer confirms renewables are cheapest source of new generation, says batteries can “solve most days” if backed by enough solar and wind.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter gets $2.5 billion to help transition from coal to wind and solar
Updated: The $2.5 billion deal to help Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter go green will see it act as a kind of giant battery, and unlock the stalemate in the energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 12, 2026

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Renewables

Coal will close to schedule, says AGL, but to build more wind we need policy certainty in return
AGL says it will stick to its dates for coal plant closure, but wants policy and regulatory certainty in return, and a tighter rein on CIS contracts.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Race to renewables drives record year for green bank – and sends it past $100 billion milestone
The federal government’s green bank has closed the books on another record-setting year, including finance to help break Australia’s wind drought and to build the first stage of Marinus Link.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Factories and farms will deliver the next solar boom: But watch out for PV and battery cowboys
Solar industry is still buzzing with the promise of “insane” new demand from the rebate changes. But a few warnings and caveats are starting to emerge, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2026

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Coal

EnergyAustralia looks to future of coal generator sites as results hit by low prices and customer losses
EnergyAustralia looks to options for its Yallourn coal site as it reports big customer losses, and warns that low prices and compressed margins will continue.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 7, 2026

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Renewables

As Musk plans to send AI into orbit, Bowen positions Australia to be an Earth-based data superpower
Bowen strict rules on data centres will likely help the country meet its renewables target, but could also deliver on its long held ambition to be a renewable superpower.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 6, 2026

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Storage

Home battery sizes shrink by half after rebate changes, but installation bonanza continues
Home battery uptake continues to grow at roughly three times the rate of when the federal rebate was first launched, but systems are “right-sizing” under the new settings. And a new milestone for WA.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Solar rebates supersized as Bowen turns again to consumers to change energy game
Bowen delights solar industry with proposal to extend PV subsidies to 1 megawatt installations, and asks regulators to give networks a boot up the backside over approvals.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Aug 4, 2026

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Renewables

Australia will not hit 82 pct renewables by 2030, BNEF says, despite record solar and battery investment
Australia sets new record in large-scale solar investment, and home batteries, but these are not enough to overcome the poor outlook for wind, BNEF says.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 4, 2026

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