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Storage

Australian and French energy giants team up for pumped hydro plant to replace coal
French nuclear giant to take majority interest in proposed pumped hydro project next to one of the last coal generators in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 19, 2025

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Chart of the day

Hydro output hits lowest level on Australia’s main grid since market records began
Hydro output levels across the main grid and in Tasmania hit record lows on Sunday, displaced by lower cost wind and solar, with records also falling in Victoria.
Geoff Eldridge

Mar 17, 2025

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Utilities

Basslink battle resumes, as state government wants compensation for outage
The Tasmania state government and Hydro Tasmania seek compensation for the Bass Strait interconnector’s failure in 2015.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2021

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Renewables

Meridian may sell Australian assets, as renewables exodus continues
Meridian Energy announces review of Australian assets, including possible divestment of 294MW of renewables and energy retailer Powershop Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 8, 2021

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Utilities

Meridian grows Powershop customer base in Australia, laments policy
NZ gen-tailer continues to grow presence in Australia, taking retail energy customer base to well over 110,000 and boosting renewable generation and sales into wholesale market.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 20, 2019

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Renewables

Tasmania may double size of hydro plant, in first step of big battery plans
ARENA backs feasibility study in Hydro Tasmania’s plan to double capacity of 104MW Tarraleah Hydro Scheme – a “start” for bigger “battery of the nation” plans.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 21, 2018

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Renewables

Portugal reaches 100% renewables, ends fossil fuel subsidies
Portugal grid averages 103% renewable electricity over month of March; government suspends power supply subsidies in April.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 9, 2018

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Renewables

How solar, wind and hydro could power the world, at lower cost
An updated study from US and Danish academics says we can electrify the world through using mainly solar, wind and hydro – and for a quarter of the cost of fossil fuels, if you factor in savings from avoided damage to the environment and health.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2018

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Commentary

Consumers vs the empire: The economics favour partial grid defection
The economics are now increasingly in favour of partial grid defection. You’re a fool if you don’t have rooftop solar PV and you could.
David Leitch

Jul 26, 2017

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Renewables

Can Tasmania be turned into Australia’s peak load generator?
Pitching Tasmania as a ‘renewable energy engine’ for the nation is probably clever politics , but the main problem is that it’s simply fanciful.
Chris Harries

Apr 24, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Records fall as wind, hydro match brown coal generation in October
Record output from wind and hydro in October nearly matches brown coal for first time, as new data highlights how quickly renewables could reduce emissions.
Hugh Saddler

Nov 14, 2016

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Wind and solar drive rise in renewable generation as costs fall
Renewable energy accounted for just under 15% of all electricity generated in Australia in 2015, says CEC, boosted by low-cost wind and solar.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2016

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