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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP to keep “ageing coal clunkers” online for decades, signals effective stop to new wind and solar
Queensland LNP scraps coal closure timelines, delays Borumba pumped hydro, scales back Copperstring link, supports gas and offers tiny morsel to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 10, 2025

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Renewables

Solar battery hybrids lead the charge as Chris Bowen names 20 winners of 6.5 gigawatt CIS tender
Solar battery hybrids edge out big wind as Chris Bowen announces 20 winning projects totalling 6.5 gigawatts of capacity.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 9, 2025

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Renewables

ACT went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all
The ACT government’s early push to 100 pct renewables is looking like the smartest policy of all – with one wind farm paying consumers $50/MWh in the last quarter.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 8, 2025

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Renewables

Sunshine state waits to see which way the wind blows on energy, or if the LNP will let it blow at all
Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers – both big and small – love the technology.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 7, 2025

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Policy & Planning

‘A colossal wasted opportunity’: Reposit CEO slams federal cheaper home batteries scheme
Head of Reposit says most home batteries installed with federal rebate will not help support the grid, and laments a lost opportunity for the popular scheme.
Anne Delaney

Oct 7, 2025

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Storage

Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro fiasco faces another major cost blowout, analysts expect more delays
Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro fiasco faces another huge blowout in costs, and experts question whether it can meet its already delayed timelines.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 3, 2025

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Chart of the day

Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid
Renewables overtook coal on a monthly basis for the first time in September, with one wind farm delivering average capacity factor of 67.9 pct.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 2, 2025

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Renewables

“They need to get cracking:” Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s “poor decisions” in Sunshine state
Chris Bowen says energy companies “need to get cracking” to meet renewables targets, and says Queensland LNP government making some “poor decisions”
Giles Parkinson

Oct 2, 2025

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Policy & Planning

South Australia and AGL reach funding deal on Torrens Island gas extension due to transmission delays
AGL and South Australia reach deal on extension to Torrens Island gas generators, needed because of delays to the new transmission link to NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2025

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Coal

Rio Tinto flags early closure of Queensland’s biggest coal generator as LNP prepares new energy plan
Rio Tinto flags early closure of state’s biggest coal fired power generator as it pitches renewables future, just days before Queensland government pitches for coal.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 1, 2025

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Storage

Network giant launches Australia’s biggest tender for grid forming batteries
Transmission company announces launch of the country’s biggest ever tender for grid forming batteries to provide system strength, or the ‘heart beat” of the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2025

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Renewables

Andrew Forrest makes big bet on self-lifting turbines in landmark “real zero” deal with Envision
Andrew Forrest’s new wind deal signals the entry of a new “self lifting” technology and a new turbine supplier in the Australian market.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2025

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