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Bang for your Buck

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. Two pumped hydro energy storage projects have been submitted for approval in Tasmania and Queensland.
  2. Bell Bay power station is demolished with a bang.
  3. ASL launched its 2026 investment priorities and consultation on a new Hybrid Generation LTESA product.
  4. The UK awards contracts to eight offshore wind farms to power 12 million homes.
  5. Podcast of the week:  Bloomberg on SwitchedOn chat about key global materials and metals to look out for in 2026.

Próspero año y electricidad

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. More than 35,000 without power in Victoria due to bushfires.
  2. The Federal Government approved 54 renewable energy projects in 2025 and estimates that 7 GW of capacity was added to the grid (including small-scale solar).
  3. Minimum demand records were broken in South Australia and Victoria, -263 MW and 1,287 MW respectively.
  4. Eraring Battery 1 (460MW/1,770MWh) has commenced commercial operations.
  5. EnergyConnect’s final steel tower has been constructed.
  6. Podcast of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange chats about Oil and Venezuela.

Merry SWISmas

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The final report of the National Electricity Market wholesale market settings review was released this week.
  2. The CSIRO released their Draft 2025-26 GenCost Report.
  3. AEMO released the Western Australian GSOO.
  4. The AEMC will undertake a review to reconsider the role of electricity networks in the transition. They are also consulting on the ISP Review and have made a final determination that all new smart meters installed from 30 November 2028 will have the capability to wirelessly communicate real-time data. 
  5. Tilt Renewable’s Waddi Wind Farm in Western Australia is the first wind project in Australia to reach a Final Investment Decision in 2025.
  6. There will be an additional $5 Billion for the Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
  7. The Climate Council sums up the seven biggest climate stories from Australia in 2025.
  8. Podcast of the week: Ausgrid, on Wired for good, chats about the Distribution System Plan featuring Endgame’s modelling with a shout-out!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, AEMO gave to me…

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. AEMO released the draft 2026 integrated system plan.
  2. The federal government’s subsidy for electricity bills will not be extended into next year.
  3. A Singaporean energy giant has bought Alinta, if regulatory clearances are approved.
  4. The AEC sums up the Australian year in Energy.
  5. The Prime Minister has announced a deal is being finalised to keep the Tomago Aluminium smelter open beyond 2028.
  6. The Queensland state government has announced a $26 million rebate program for rooftop solar installed by landlords on their rental properties
  7. ARENA invests $21 million in EV charging infrastructure.
  8. The AEMC released draft recommendations from its pricing review with Endgame’s modelling for the EnergyCharter informing their analysis.
  9. The AEMC also made a final rule requiring newly connecting retail gas customers to pay the upfront cost of their connection, and the Reliability Panel has published its final determination for the Review of the System Restart Standard.
  10. The 600MW/1.6GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub has commenced commercial operations in Victoria.
  11. Our own Emily Cooper was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald (paywalled).
  12. Grass fire at a solar farm.
  13. Podcast of the week:  Switched on talk about decarbonising heavy industries.

Down then up

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. AEMO released its Transition Plan for System Security, system strength is needed before Eraring exits.
  2. The AEMC released their forecasts for residential electricity prices over the next decade, estimating decreases in the short-term but a 13% rise at the end of the horizon.
  3. 2.5 GW of wind and solar is expected to reach financial closure, down from 4GW last year.
  4. Labor is considering buying gas to stop factory closures as prices soar.
  5. The government released a national AI plan with the e61 Institute reporting on data centres, their energy challenges and economic contribution. 
  6. AGL abandons Victorian 2.5GW Gippsland offshore wind project (paywalled).
  7. Podcast of the week: Switched on chat about EV growth in China.

Data deliberations

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The Reliability Panel published a draft report for the 2026 Reliability Standard and Settings Review, draft modelling results suggest a reliability standard from 0.002 to 0.004 per cent unserved energy best promotes customers’ long-term interests.
  2. Housing, renewables and mining projects may speed up under new environment laws.
  3. Powerlink released a report that identifies eight emerging opportunities that they see for BESS to support the transmission network and the broader power system.
  4. The Climate Council released an article on the data centre boom and their impacts on the grid.
  5. Third renewable energy company discovers asbestos in wind farm turbine lifts.
  6. Podcast of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange talks about the World Energy Outlook.

Seoul Long and Thanks for All the Fish

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. NSW electricity distribution networks released their system plan, featuring modelling from Endgame.
  2. South Korea announced that it will close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.
  3. ConocoPhillips says it found gas off the Victorian Coast but more exploration is required.
  4. Australia drops out of the race to host COP31 climate conference, giving it to Turkey.
  5. DCCEEW released a market brief on tender eight of the capacity investment scheme, seeking 16GWh of dispatchable capacity.
  6. Rio Tinto shelves its BioIron-branded product.
  7. The AEMC published a consultation paper on optimising contingency size in dispatch.
  8. AEMO directs Torrens Island BESS operations, and it is the first time a battery has been summoned.
  9. Podcast of the week:  Let Me Sum Up chats about COP30 and is live from the conference in Brazil.The Liberal Party abandons net zero by 2050.

Net Zero sum game

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The Liberal Party abandons net zero by 2050.
  2. One of Waratah Super Battery’s high-voltage transformers has suffered a “catastrophic failure,” just days from final testing, leading to significant delays.
  3. ARENA commits $25.3 million to SunDrive’s copper solar cell manufacturing.
  4. Construction sector needs extra 300,000 workers to build roads, homes and energy sites.
  5. The AEMC published a consultation paper on allowing the AER to reopen a TNSP revenue determination for the purpose of applying a revised service target performance incentive scheme during a regulatory control period.
  6. Podcast of the week:  Let Me Sum Up chat about the UN’s paper on exceeding 1.5°C global warming and reflecting sunlight to cool the earth.

No free lunch

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The federal Government announces a solar sharer program to allow all consumers to access free energy for three hours a day.
  2. The Tasmanian state government has announced Hydro Tasmania has reached an in-principal, one-year power deal with Bell Bay Aluminium.
  3. Endgame posted an article on the long-run marginal cost of a renewable energy system.
  4. Apple has entered a long-term agreement with a company called European Energy, which enabled the commencement of the construction of the 80MW solar project in Victoria.
  5. The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Act 2025 has now been passed and when it comes into effect, the AER will become a standalone Commonwealth entity.
  6. Podcast of the week:  AEMO on Air chat about their Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report for Q3 2025.

He who smelt it

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. Renewable enARENA has announced up to $4.96 million in funding for Nextracker to deploy its tracker technologies across multiple solar farms, including the Goulburn River Solar Farm in New South Wales.
  2. Tomago Aluminium, Australia’s largest aluminium smelter has begun a consultation process with employees about the future of its operations, it has not identified a pathway that supports commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028.
  3. AEMC proposes new rules to manage customers leaving gas.
  4. The AER and Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) signed a memorandum of understanding this week to expand cooperation on regulatory practices and low-carbon technologies.
  5. AGL has signed a power purchase agreement with wind farm operator Tilt Renewables.
  6. Neoen commissions South Australia’s largest wind farm with 412 MW.
  7. AGL is preparing to shed hundreds of jobs as part of a massive restructure aimed at freeing up capital to accelerate its transition away from coal and towards renewables.
  8. Podcast of the week:  The Catalyst chats about fast-tracking data centre interconnection.

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