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Kurri Kurri: the peaker that took the long way round Fossil Fuels & Gas

Kurri Kurri: the peaker that took the long way round

The Hunter Power Project at Kurri Kurri burned its first gas more than two years behind the schedule Snowy Hydro announced back when the site was a paddock off the…

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Onshore versus offshore wind: which one actually connects first
Wind Power

Onshore versus offshore wind: which one actually connects first

Forty-two months. That's roughly how long it took a mid-sized onshore wind farm in the New England Renewable…

By Callum Hayes · 18 Oct 2026
The Safeguard Mechanism’s heavy industry test gets harder
Policy & Markets

The Safeguard Mechanism’s heavy industry test gets harder

215 facilities. That's roughly how many industrial sites now sit under the Safeguard Mechanism's baseline-and-credit system, covering a…

By Marcus Wren · 17 Oct 2026
Gippsland offshore wind: the feasibility phase grinds on
Wind Power

Gippsland offshore wind: the feasibility phase grinds on

Drive the Bass Highway out past Woodside Beach toward Golden Beach and you'll see the fishing boats still…

By Callum Hayes · 17 Oct 2026
The Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on your roof
Solar Power

The Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on your roof

Three export limit changes in four years on the same switchboard. That's what a client in Pascoe Vale…

By Priya Nair · 16 Oct 2026
WA’s SWIS grid: the island nobody can send power to
Grid & Storage

WA’s SWIS grid: the island nobody can send power to

Perth recorded an operational minimum demand on its grid last spring that would have been unthinkable a decade…

By Anjali Rao · 16 Oct 2026
Fixed-bottom versus floating offshore wind: why depth decides
Wind Power

Fixed-bottom versus floating offshore wind: why depth decides

Stand on the breakwater at Port Kembla on a clear morning and you can just about picture it:…

By Callum Hayes · 15 Oct 2026

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Powerlink’s big bet: CopperString and the north-west minerals grid
Companies

Powerlink’s big bet: CopperString and the north-west minerals grid

1,100 kilometres of new high-voltage line between the Queensland coastal grid and Mount Isa is not a project…

By Anjali Rao · 19 Oct 2026
Marinus Link: the cable Battery of the Nation can’t do without
Companies

Marinus Link: the cable Battery of the Nation can’t do without

Two cables, 1500 megawatts combined, and a price tag that has roughly doubled since the project was first…

By Anjali Rao · 18 Oct 2026
Genex Power under J-Power: what the Kidston bet looks like now
Companies

Genex Power under J-Power: what the Kidston bet looks like now

Drive the gravel road into the old Kidston gold mine in north Queensland and you come over a…

By Anjali Rao · 12 Oct 2026

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The Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on your roof
Solar Power

The Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on your roof

Three export limit changes in four years on the same switchboard. That's what a client in Pascoe Vale…

By Priya Nair · 16 Oct 2026
Home battery payback: does it stack up yet
Solar Power

Home battery payback: does it stack up yet

I had a client in Reservoir last month pull out a quote with a 14-year payback on a…

By Priya Nair · 10 Oct 2026
Rooftop solar versus a home battery: which pays back first
Solar Power

Rooftop solar versus a home battery: which pays back first

Last month I sat at a kitchen table in Blackburn with a couple who'd just been quoted $4,200…

By Priya Nair · 3 Oct 2026

Grid & Storage

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Powerlink’s big bet: CopperString and the north-west minerals grid
Companies

Powerlink’s big bet: CopperString and the north-west minerals grid

1,100 kilometres of new high-voltage line between the Queensland coastal grid and Mount Isa is not a project…

By Anjali Rao · 19 Oct 2026
Marinus Link: the cable Battery of the Nation can’t do without
Companies

Marinus Link: the cable Battery of the Nation can’t do without

Two cables, 1500 megawatts combined, and a price tag that has roughly doubled since the project was first…

By Anjali Rao · 18 Oct 2026
WA’s SWIS grid: the island nobody can send power to
Grid & Storage

WA’s SWIS grid: the island nobody can send power to

Perth recorded an operational minimum demand on its grid last spring that would have been unthinkable a decade…

By Anjali Rao · 16 Oct 2026

Policy & Markets

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Is rooftop solar quietly breaking the grid?
Policy & Markets

Is rooftop solar quietly breaking the grid?

Nineteen gigawatts of rooftop solar capacity sat on Australian roofs by the Clean Energy Regulator's last count, and…

By Marcus Wren · 19 Oct 2026
The CIS tender clock: what it shuts out, and who it favours
Policy & Markets

The CIS tender clock: what it shuts out, and who it favours

32 gigawatts. That's the target capacity the Commonwealth's Capacity Investment Scheme is meant to underwrite by 2030, split…

By Marcus Wren · 18 Oct 2026
The Safeguard Mechanism’s heavy industry test gets harder
Policy & Markets

The Safeguard Mechanism’s heavy industry test gets harder

215 facilities. That's roughly how many industrial sites now sit under the Safeguard Mechanism's baseline-and-credit system, covering a…

By Marcus Wren · 17 Oct 2026

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