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The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull delivered a keynote speech to open the second day of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2024.

States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, market operator says

The chance of power shortages in Australia’s populous south-east has increased as coal-fired plants are phased out and grid and battery storage projects are delayed. Reliability risks have risen for Victoria and New South Wales through 2027-28, the Australian Energy Market Operator said Tuesday in an update of its Electricity Statement of Opportunities report. The advancement of generation and storage projects since the long-term outlook was published in August has lowered the risks after ...

States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, energy operator says

Efforts to integrate rapidly expanding solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles and demand ‘loads’ into the grid lag far behind their take-up. 

The NSW Labor government has accepted the recommendation of its electricity supply check-up which said “engagement” should begin with Origin Energy on “an extension of the Eraring coal plant beyond 2025″

Australia can expect an unusually hot and dry spring, with a chance of extreme weather including heatwaves and bushfires,  the BoM warns.

Australias biggest cities are at risk of rolling blackouts in the coming summers as temperatures rise and ...

Qantas facing “record penalties” as warning to all businesses; Warmest winter on record; Bowen cautions against blackout fears; new drug arrangements begin today. Follow updates live.

Australia's energy market regulator has warned of "significant risks" to reliability of supply without urgent investment in new sources of electricity and the transm...