Latest Digest
March 2026
29 articles collected
Updated daily at 07:00 AEDT
Independent Planning Commission gives approval to gigawatt-scale standalone battery project just three months after it was referred because of the number of opponents.
Five projects are set to receive a share of $13 million in ARENA funding, unlocking investment in cutting-edge technologies to accelerate decarbonisation, lower long-term energy costs and support low-carbon supply chains and consumer goods. ARENA CEO Darren Miller said decarbonisin...
Large-scale coal mine expansions will continue to be approved under a new state policy despite concerns from its own carbon emissions commission.
State sounds out proposals for renewable energy generation and battery storage projects that could be developed with the backing of a new $200 million public fund.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly used in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers and to speed grid connections, offering services beyond what gas turbines can provide, including emerging approaches such as bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC).
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Default market offer 2026–27
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2026 Review of the Retailer of Last Resort guidelines and plan
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AER publishes 2026–27 gas tariff variation notice for Jemena Gas Networks
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AER releases Draft Default Market Offer 2026-27
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Independent panel approves gigawatt scale battery three months after local opponents force referral
On-site batteries accelerate grid access for data center developers
Australia’s coal plants chalked up 108 outages over summer – 90 of them unplanned
Grid-forming BESS set to stabilize Australia’s hyperscale data centers