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Cheaper Home Batteries is a great start, but it must avoid repeating rooftop solar mistakes
Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries rebate and other state-based incentives are driving uptake of distributed storage. But will they fit the bill for AEMO’s ISP?
Jarrad Rosser

Oct 25, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Intermittent coal:” Bowen tells right-wing think tank and fierce critic that it’s got it wrong on renewables
Energy minister Chris Bowen takes the fight to one of the government’s loudest critics, saying the right wing think tank has got it wrong on renewables and coal.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Commentary

The fog of electricity price disinformation
When the CEO of BHP tells everyone he meets that Australian electricity prices are double those of countries we compete with, some fact checking is required.
David Leitch

Oct 24, 2025

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Renewables

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron completes biggest wind farm to be fully commissioned in Australia this year
All 100 turbines of the first stage of massive Queensland wind farm now feeding power into the grid after final commissioning was completed this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Renewables

South Australia’s biggest wind farm, with the country’s lowest feed-in tariff, is officially open for business
Wind farm that offered the lowest publicly announced feed in tariff, and a landmark “baseload renewables” contract with BHP is officially open for business.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: Data centres, batteries, gas and SMRs
GE Vernova chief commercial officer Pablo Koziner on the latest thinking around data centres, wind energy, gas, SMRs and batteries. Plus: News of the week.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Oct 24, 2025

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Commentary

Australians install 100,000 home battery systems in 17 weeks, and they are getting bigger
By Monday, Australia will have surpassed 100,000 small battery systems installed and registered since 1 July when household batteries became eligible for rebates.
Tristan Edis

Oct 24, 2025

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Electrification

Carbon pricing was once political poison. Now it’s just good economics for the grid
“We know how it works:” Australia’s electricity grid could get the carbon price it needs, just by adapting a Coalition policy initiative. It will cut emissions, and costs.
Anne Delaney

Oct 24, 2025

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Renewables

Wind farm that sought taller turbines to avoid cockatoo strikes wins federal environmental approval
WA wind farm proposal that sought to raise the height of its turbines to protect black cockatoos has been given the all-clear by the federal environment minister.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Commentary

Global shipping is facing winds of change, despite chaos and confusion from the petrostates
If the shipping sector was a country, it would emit more than double that of Australia. The answer to this problem is blowing in the wind.
Andrew Dickson

Oct 24, 2025

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Storage

Tesla storage profits hit record $A1.7 billion as Powerwall battery installs surge and Megablocks loom
Tesla secures its first billion dollar profit from energy storage, with a surge in household batteries and the rapid evolution of grid-scale products.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Giant off-grid gold mine achieves average 91 per cent renewables over month with wind, solar and batteries
Remote, off-grid gold mine achieves a record 91 per cent wind and solar share over last month, and expects that to increase over spring and summer.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Press Releases

Envision Energy strengthens global collaboration with its first global supplier day
Envision Energy hosts first global supplier day to strengthen collaboration and build a resilient, sustainable supply chain.
Press Release

Oct 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Demand response market may make room for new big players, but still no joy for small consumers
Demand Response – a key part of a flexible grid – may be expanded to include big new players like data centres, but small customers will be excluded.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2025

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Wind

Tight squeezes and tricky turns: The tortuous path of transporting giant wind turbines
From bespoke trailers to regulatory roadblocks, shifting massive wind turbines from port to site has more drama that an episode of Ice Road Truckers.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 23, 2025

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Storage

Samsung seeks green tick for urban big battery, proposed for out the back of a rural Queensland home
A new big battery has joined the queue for federal environmental approval, proposed for construction in the backyard of an existing dwelling south of Townsville.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2025

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Renewables

Fortescue says electric haul trucks already match diesel on cost and will save money in drive to real zero
Fortescue Metals CEO says the giant electric haul trucks it has ordered are “diesel equivalent options now,” that will save money as it drives to “real zero.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2025

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Electric Vehicles

Network owner to install 100 kerbside EV chargers after regulator grants waiver, despite opposition
Victorian network owner will start a five year kerbside charger trial within weeks, but with conditions that outline a high expectation of transparency.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 23, 2025

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Commentary

AI generated approach to protecting nature opens a big, anti-renewables can of worms
In our work, we hear everything from genuine concerns about renewables impact on environment, through to blatant untruths. We also see genuine concerns leveraged by people with other agendas.
Lu Allan

Oct 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“We can’t wait:” Heavy investment needed to secure green metal future
While critical mineral deals are dominating the headlines, green iron and steel partnerships could secure Australia’s export future in a low-emission economy.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Oct 23, 2025

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