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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 that.
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.