The High Court of Australia ruled in favour of a Hunter Valley community group regarding the Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion. The decision is the first climate change case to reach the highest court in the nation. The ruling tests the legal framework for assessing downstream emissions from Australian resource exports. A New South Wales member of parliament stated the decision establishes a legal precedent that offers environmental advocates an avenue to contest and block future coal mine approvals through litigation.
The NEM average spot price was $68.0/MWh. South Australia recorded an average of $39.0/MWh, which ranked sixth out of the last seven days and sat below its seven-day average of $79.9/MWh. The region experienced 19.0 negative-price hours and reached a minimum of -$101.0/MWh at 09:25. The highest price across the market was $133/MWh in New South Wales at 04:30. New South Wales reached a demand peak of 8,347 MW at 18:55. Renewables supplied 48.7 per cent of energy across the day.
Australian generators and electric vehicle startups are protesting a proposed AEMC rule change. The proposal would permit distribution networks to recover costs for 14,000 charging units through consumer bills. The coalition stated the federal government plan to fund 30 per cent of the infrastructure operates without evidence of emissions benefits and risks anti-competitive outcomes in the charging market.
Offshore Wind Victoria opened a request for proposal for the state's first offshore wind auction. WattClarity noted the support framework combines a contract for difference with an availability payment mechanism.
WattClarity reported that New South Wales experienced a 622 MW reduction in market demand during the 12:40 dispatch interval on 7 October 2026.
Atmos Renewables reached financial close on the 400 MW, 1,600 MWh Teebar battery energy storage system in Queensland. The project is backed by the federal Capacity Investment Scheme.
Neoen commenced construction on the 346 MW Stage 1 of the Goyder North Wind Farm. The project is located near Burra on Ngadjuri Nation land in the Mid North region of South Australia.
Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE signed an agreement to supply and commission a 100 MW, 200 MWh battery energy storage system for OX2. The battery will be installed at the Muswellbrook hybrid solar farm, which is being built at the site of a former coal mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Trina Storage was selected to supply a battery energy storage system for Frontier Energy’s Waroona Renewable Energy Project in Western Australia.
Natural gas increased 3.0 per cent to US$3.21/mmbtu. TTF gas increased 3.7 per cent to EUR78.53/MWh.
AER approved the Jemena Electricity Networks 2026-31 Electricity Pricing and Services Plan. Jemena stated the approval will reduce distribution costs for customers. The regulator is assessing an Essential Energy cost pass through application to recover costs incurred from the 2025 North Coast weather event in New South Wales. The regulator opened its determination process for the maximum revenue Powerlink can earn from customers between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2032. Submissions close on 13 October 2026 for AEMO discussion paper on registration exemptions and production unit classifications. Submissions close on 16 October 2026 for the operator's proposal to reclassify east coast gas technical protocol documents. Submissions close on 22 December 2026 for the operator's project specification consultation report on the Thomastown terminal capacity constraint.