2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (322+ words) Friday, September 11, 2026 A new 150 megawatt solar farm – the first stage of what will become a solar and battery hybrid project – has reached completion in the north west of Victoria, ahead of schedule, according to its contractors. The solar farm at…...

3+ day, 22+ min ago   (433+ words) Advocates for advancing consumer energy resources, such as rooftop solar, home batteries and electric vehicles, says they are concerned the Albanese government will reverse course on plans to assign technical regulations to the independent Clean Energy Regulator and instead grant…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (182+ words) Renew Economy How retailers are standing in the way of cheaper power | SwitchedOn Australia Tim Ryan argues Australia is trying to build a 21st-century, consumer-led electricity system while preserving retailers as compulsory ‘middlemen.’ But retailers are businesses that have little…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (463+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has marked the installation of 100 community batteries and announced a further $23.2 million in funding for three new energy storage systems to be built under a second round of its national grants scheme....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (679+ words) Tuesday, September 8, 2026 The Smart Energy Council, one of the country’s key renewable energy lobby groups, has called for a carbon price to be imposed on coal fired power plants that continue to generate beyond their previously agreed closure dates. The…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (193+ words) Renew Economy SwitchedOn Podcast: How retailers are standing in the way of cheaper power Tim Ryan argues Australia is trying to build a 21st-century, consumer-led electricity system while preserving retailers as compulsory ‘middlemen.’ But retailers are businesses that have little…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (55+ words) Renew Economy Will the home battery boom have a bust? | Solar Insiders Nelson Zheng from Pylon on why the battery rebate has been kinder to some businesses than others – and how some won’t survive this ride on the “solar coaster....

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1702+ words) Monday, September 7, 2026 The US war on Iran at the start of 2026 gave Australia a major reminder of why energy security is yet another reason for the whole of our country to embrace the energy system transformation to electrification and decarbonisation…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) Thursday, September 3, 2026 The first of 69 wind turbines has been erected at Squadron Energy’s Uungula wind farm, marking a fresh milestone for the 414 megawatt (MW) project, which is the only large-scale wind farm currently being built in New South Wales. Squadron,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (590+ words) Thursday, September 3, 2026 The new 119 megawatt (MW) Horsham solar farm in western Victoria has connected to the grid for the first time, the first part of what will likely be the state’s first solar-battery hybrid project. The $370 million Horsham solar project,…...