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The Australian Energy Market Operator is warning summer blackouts could be ahead for residents in Victoria and South Australia, as the energy regulator urges governments to address a shortfall in supply.

The Climate Change and Energy Minister says the nuclear debate is a “distraction”, and backed recent CSIRO analysis against claims it overstates the benefits of solar and wind.

The electricity regulator has been quietly conducting intense grid connection training and other activities to accelerate Australia’s faltering carbon cuts.

Australia has not built transmission projects this large across farm country for decades. They are critical to the transition to net zero, but farmers say they’ve been ignored, taken for granted and patronised.

By 2030, less than 3000 out of a total 10,000 kilometres of new wiring needed by the National Energy Market will have been completed.  

The first 600-megawatt, $880 million stage of a 1200-megawatt battery array is scheduled to receive a final investment decision in September, and David Russell can barely contain himself.

Australia has no coordinated plan for transitioning its economy towards maintaining global warming below 1.5°C and achieving its emissions targets, research by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has found.

The clean energy transmission approvals process has been so dismal that fresh thinking is needed.

Australian Energy Regulator starts cost and revenue determinations on 1500MW Marinus Link, paving way for early works on the controversial project.

In an industry-led push, the two countries agreed to share expertise and ideas in a new taskforce.