Origin Energy Archives

Coal

Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit
Origin Energy accelerates its exit from coal, announcing it will bring forward the closure of the Eraring coal plant to 2025.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Smart Energy

Origin’s big technology play pays off, as Octopus stake surges to $1.1bn
Origin’s investment in an innovative customer management platform pays dividends, with Octopus Energy surging to a A$5.5 billion valuation.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 28, 2021

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Origin ready to “pull trigger” on big batteries after recording $2.3 billion loss
Origin Energy prepares pivot into big batteries and green hydrogen after $2.3 billion loss, another legacy company wrestling with the energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 19, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Major energy players back AEMO’s plan to abandon gas-led recovery scenario
AGL, Origin and EnergyAustralia all back decision to ignore Morrison’s ‘gas led recovery’ in next Integrated System Plan.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 21, 2021

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Origin Energy stung by gas price ruling, slashes earning forecast
Origin Energy cuts profits after losing gas price arbitration, leaving the company paying more for gas and earning less for generation.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 16, 2021

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Renewables

Former Origin and BCA head Grant King to chair ambitious renewables developer CWP
Former Origin energy chief, and long-time antagonist of the renewables sector, Grant King, appointed as chair of ambitious renewables developer CWP Renewables.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 5, 2021

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Coal

Origin profits collapse as it prepares for ‘messy’ coal exit and big battery plans
Origin Energy says things could get messy with coal plants heading towards early closures, as it reports first half profits slashed by 98 per cent.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 18, 2021

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Origin Energy plans mammoth 700MW big battery in NSW’s Hunter Region
Origin Energy unveils its own big battery ambitions, a huge 700MW project to be co-located at Eraring power station.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 12, 2021

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Solar

Origin moves forward on 300MW solar and battery project in South Australia
Origin Energy has submitted plans to build a two-stage, 300MW solar and battery storage project near Morgan in the Riverland Region of South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 19, 2020

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Origin is not facing up to the past, or the future, on gas
Origin Energy’s latest annual general meeting highlights the troubled past and uncertain future of Australia’s LNG industry.
Bruce Robertson

Oct 26, 2020

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$Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery$

Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery
Origin Energy restarts fracking in Beetaloo basin after Covid-19 triggered pause, a project that could cause Australia to blow through its carbon targets.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 21, 2020

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Markets

Origin is living proof that incumbents don’t manage disruption well
If Origin wants to appeal to investors, it’s got to get back on the path of making a future for itself. And that path lies in taking advantage of nature’s bounty.
David Leitch

Aug 21, 2020

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Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit

Origin’s big technology play pays off, as Octopus stake surges to $1.1bn

Origin ready to “pull trigger” on big batteries after recording $2.3 billion loss

Major energy players back AEMO’s plan to abandon gas-led recovery scenario

Origin Energy stung by gas price ruling, slashes earning forecast

Former Origin and BCA head Grant King to chair ambitious renewables developer CWP

Origin profits collapse as it prepares for ‘messy’ coal exit and big battery plans

Origin Energy plans mammoth 700MW big battery in NSW’s Hunter Region

Origin moves forward on 300MW solar and battery project in South Australia

Origin is not facing up to the past, or the future, on gas

Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery

Origin is living proof that incumbents don’t manage disruption well

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