The first solar-battery hybrid has begun sending power into Australia's main grid in the evening. Dozens of bigger projects are will follow, changing the game for old fossils.
Transparency, accountability, membership and corporate structure will all come under the microscope as part of a major review of the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is pushing for more hydro, but is still pumped up by the hard right and the disappearance of the sensible middle. Plus: Big batteries seize the moment again.
The Australian government has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling UK assessment.
Latest Rystad Energy data shows Australia's large-scale wind and solar farms generated 20% more electricity in January 2026 than in January 2025.
Two multi-billion dollar pumped hydro energy storage projects declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure in race to cancel out coal.
The first four of 30 new turbines at the Warradarge wind farm have been erected, with the rest due to be up by August.
A 50MW solar project will be the first in a 5GW vision by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
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Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
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