Latest Digest
March 2026
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Updated daily at 07:00 AEDT
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...
AER flags cut in cost of electricity for households and businesses across the NEM, as wholesale power prices get the benefit of more wind and big batteries.
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).
The Japanese government has set 2026 feed-in tariff (FIT) terms for solar below 250 kW, set the renewable energy levy at JPY 4.18 ($0.026)/kWh, and confirmed that feed-in premium (FIP) auctions for large-scale solar will end after 2026.
With new incentives driving battery uptake, the focus is shifting to size and flexibility - and Fox ESS is betting on modular systems that can grow with household energy needs.
AEMO publishes 2026 Electricity Statement of Opportunities
AEMO
AER commences review of Default Market Offer methodology
AER
Ausgrid smart meter rollout reaches 500,000 milestone
Ausgrid
AEMO updates Integrated System Plan transmission project timelines
AEMO
AER publishes quarterly compliance report on retail energy market
AER
Industrial decarbonisation gets $13 million boost
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