US player Pacific Green shops 4.3GW Australian battery platform - AFR - Energy
Pacific Green Australia’s portfolio is anchored by six batteries that are expected to be cleared for construction by the end of 2027.
Windy February sets new generation records, big batteries put the squeeze on gas - RenewEconomy
The Australian electricity grid has closed out the summer of 2025-26 with a month of new renewable generation records – not from solar, but from the nation's wind assets.
Networks seek rule change to cut investment “red tape,” critics see a new door to gold-plating - RenewEconomy
A rule change request from Energy Networks Australia seeks to shift some projects out of the onerous public cost-benefit test.
New directories to make it easier for local businesses to find work on renewable energy projects - EnergyCo News
EnergyCo has launched the Renewables Directory and Power Transmission Directory in partnership with the Industry Capability Network to help NSW businesses identify and engage with suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers across renewable en...
Australian renewables pipeline “running laps” around net zero targets. It’s the pace that is lacking - RenewEconomy
New data on Australia's solar, wind and battery development pipeline confirms that the constraint has never been ambition or opportunity, but the pace of delivery.
Fortescue halves turbine numbers for huge Pilbara wind farm, still shoots for 2 GW capacity - RenewEconomy
Andrew Forrest's huge wind plans to power his Pilbara mining operations have undergone a "substantial redesign," proposing to halve its footprint, while shooting for the same 2.1 GW of capacity.
“Transformational:” Offtake interest spurs progress on huge Nullarbor renewables hub - RenewEconomy
A mammoth proposed 70 GW wind, solar and hydrogen hub has enough "offtake interest" in green ammonia to justify bringing first stage online by 2033.
State generator bins plan for Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm, shifts focus to PPA - RenewEconomy
State-owned coal generator passes on option to buy what would have been Australia's largest publicly owned wind farm, leaving its developer to find a new path to financial close.
Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete - RenewEconomy
Squadron Energy says 35 of 69 turbine foundations are complete at Uungala wind farm, taking it past the halfway mark. The post Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete appeared first on Renew Econ...
Construction begins on Hunter REZ transmission project - pv magazine Australia
Construction has officially commenced on a network upgrade in the New South Wales Upper Hunter that is to boost transfer capacity in the region by at least 1 GW by 2028 in support of the state’s renewable energy transition.
Construction begins on coal country renewable energy zone, state’s first to upgrade existing network - RenewEconomy
Work underway on renewable energy zone that will add a gigawatt of hosting capacity to state's grid through new and upgraded network infrastructure.
Market Price Cap to increase to $23,200/MWh from 1st July 2026 - WattClarity
The AEMC have confirmed that the MPC will rise to $23,200/MWh for the 2026–27 financial year — the second of three steps in the staged “rebuild” of the market cap's base rate.
Big solar and batteries lead march to the grid, but new plans for wind are piling up - RenewEconomy
A flurry of new solar and battery projects has appeared in AEMO's grid management system, driving home just how popular the two technologies have been with investors.
CER projects up to 12 GWh capacity from 520,000 home batteries in 2026 - pv magazine Australia
In 2026, the Clean Energy Regulator forecasts that up to 12 GWh of storage from a potential 520,000 residential battery installations will occur, and rooftop solar will rebound from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.
Hunter-Central Coast REZ kicks off construction jobs - EnergyCo News
Construction has commenced on the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone infrastructure project, which will connect 1.8 GW of new renewable generation and storage capacity.
Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s clean energy surge reshapes coal, oil and the grid - RenewEconomy
Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, on China’s record solar and wind build, and why clean energy is now driving more than a third of the country’s economic growth.
AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset - RenewEconomy
As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
How realistic are those wind capacity factor assumptions in the draft 2026 ISP? - WattClarity
In the draft 2026 ISP, the AEMO materially increased wind capacity factor assumptions for several renewable energy zones.
Works begin at state-owned, forest-based wind farm – starting with five firefighting water tanks - RenewEconomy
Preliminary works kick off at SEC-owned wind farm in a Latrobe Valley pine plantation, including the installation of five 130,000 litre firefighting water tanks.
Long-distance objectors and whale worries send another two wind farms into state planning purgatory - RenewEconomy
Community division and whale migration were among the concerns raised by long-distance objectors to the very much onshore Dinawan and Bullawah wind farms.