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Every story we have classified, week by week: cost, reliability, sovereignty, materials, policy, and the nuclear case. Sourced, dated, and framed on the record.

This week · 14–20 September 2026

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Policy2026-09-17

Policy and planning uncertainty ranked as biggest potholes for wind and solar transition

Reliability2026-09-17

Big battery for big super: Aware to help keep Victoria’s lights on - AFR

Sovereignty2026-09-17

China targets perovskite solar, advanced batteries in five-year plan

Cost2026-09-17

Victoria’s renewables transmission link cost revealed - theaustralian.com.au

Cost2026-09-17

Global residential storage market to hit 46.1 GWh in 2026

Cost2026-09-17

Make renewables infrastructure to make them investible

Cost2026-09-17

East coast gas: Why prices could rise faster in Sydney and Melbourne - CommBank

Reliability2026-09-17

“Bowen test:” Giant data centre plan will challenge federal resolve on renewables

Policy2026-09-17

SwitchedOn podcast: Can a new alliance fast-charge Australia’s electrification push?

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