In this Weekly Dispatch:
- The first phase of EnergyConnect is now operational.
- Queensland’s five-year energy plan will be released at the end of the year, with new gas plants being announced.
- The costs of the CopperString transmission line have increased from $9 billion to almost $14 billion.
- The CSIRO and Essential Energy demonstrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power using CCS2, Australia’s dominant EV charging system.
- The Coalition’s gas plan is expected to reduce household bills by 7%.
- Western Australia’s first grid-connected hybrid solar-battery site comes online.
- Tajikistan criminalizes electricity use fraud such as tampering meter readings amid energy crisis.
- Podcast of the week: Ausgrid, in their podcast, chat about energy storage in the NEM.