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28 September – 4 October 2026

135 stories this week

Reliability2026-10-04

Solar forecasts being judged on wrong thing

Policy2026-10-04

Australia gas producers fume over domestic supply mandate - asia.nikkei.com

Cost2026-10-04

Going full hybrid: Massive, $2 billion solar and battery proposed at site of newly expanded wind farm - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-10-04

AI Data Centres and Electricity in Australia: Will Bills Rise? - Energy Matters

Reliability2026-10-04

Will AI Data Centres Drive Up Australian Electricity Bills?

Cost2026-10-04

Money to install EV chargers will come from your power bill - drive.com.au

Nuclear2026-10-04

‘All sides must think again on uranium’ - The Australian

Reliability2026-10-04

Folly of battery reliance exposed by windless power price spike - The Australian

Reliability2026-10-04

Not a “dealbreaker:” Big Victorian wind project doesn’t need VNI West - Renew Economy

Materials2026-10-04

Critical minerals: The who, what and why for Australia and New Zealand - The West Australian

Materials2026-10-04

Critical minerals: The who, what and why for Australia and New Zealand - The West Australian

Reliability2026-10-04

A trend of MacIntyre Wind Farm daily stats, over more than 2 years

Reliability2026-10-03

Huge 195-tonne transformer arrives at big battery site after 1,300 km road trip - Renew Economy

Nuclear2026-10-03

South Korea, U.S. Ink Massive Nuclear Energy Plan

Cost2026-10-03

One of Australia’s biggest wind farms forced to revisit off-take deals after lengthy construction del... - Renew Economy

Cost2026-10-02

Still in the dark: Snowy Hydro’s awkward anniversary marked without promised review of Snowy 2 costings

Reliability2026-10-02

The 'fantasy' underpinning Australia's rosy power supply forecasts - abc.net.au

Reliability2026-10-02

Marinus Link: Hitachi Energy’s grid-forming HVDC technology drives Australian renewable energy superhighway - Hitachi Energy

Reliability2026-10-02

Australia’s ‘postcard from the future’ of big batteries - Financial Times

Policy2026-10-02

Queensland demands safeguards from Canberra for gas reservation - Petroleum Australia

Nuclear2026-10-02

‘Huge lost opportunity’: Coalition MPs attack David Crisafulli over Queensland uranium ban - theaustralian.com.au

Nuclear2026-10-02

Moves to bolster US nuclear workforce development

Reliability2026-10-02

Energy Insiders: Australia’s diesel dependence is not normal

Reliability2026-10-02

Marinus Link: Hitachi Energy’s grid-forming HVDC technology drives Australian renewable energy superhighway - Hitachi Energy

Sovereignty2026-10-02

No late-stage growth capital for battery materials manufacturing risks billions

Reliability2026-10-02

First sod turned on critical HVDC transmission project – a link to Australia’s battery of the nation - Hitachi Energy

Reliability2026-10-02

Big battery deal that shows Queensland is not a dead zone - AFR

Cost2026-10-02

Gas prices: The US-Iran war is making Australia’s gas industry richer - SMH.com.au

Materials2026-10-02

Committee to Spotlight Solar Waste, Reuse Opportunities - Mirage News

Reliability2026-10-02

Biggest wind farm in two years reaches financial close, the ninth in last 12 months, and a new big battery

Reliability2026-10-02

AEMO notes ‘Release of Heywood limit from SA to Victoria’ on Friday 2nd October 2026

Reliability2026-10-02

Marinus Link: Delivering Australia's Energy Future - Mirage News

Cost2026-10-02

Australian company behind home battery that Bowen bought enters administration, hit by flood of “chea... - Renew Economy

Policy2026-10-02

Environmental approvals process kicks off for giant transmission line Coalition has vowed to scrap

Cost2026-10-02

Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay smelter secured by A$200 million government package - proactiveinvestors.com.au

Reliability2026-10-02

SWIS network operator deploys dynamic system to control power ‘speed limits’

Reliability2026-10-02

A decade on, have we learnt the lessons from South Australia’s ‘system black’? - APA Group

Materials2026-10-02

Gina Rinehart-backed Lynas to buy rare earths miner Meteoric - Free Malaysia Today

Reliability2026-10-01

Supply-side capacity in the NEM over the next 24 years (v2)

Reliability2026-10-01

Large wind farm and big battery approved, subject to road rules and threatened bird management plan

Reliability2026-10-01

13 Wärtsilä gas engines bound for Australia to support clean energy integration

Nuclear2026-10-01

Nuclear ban risks affordable energy goals, expert warns - news24.com.au

Nuclear2026-10-01

Tehan wants Crisafulli to mine uranium reserve worth billions - The Australian

Cost2026-10-01

Origin dumps massive NSW wind farm over soaring costs - The Weekly Times

Materials2026-10-01

Germany could generate over 600,000 tonnes of PV module waste by 2030

Cost2026-10-01

Origin Energy drops plan for massive wind project in New England, citing rising costs - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-10-01

AGL sees powerful opportunity to host data centres at coal and gas hubs - Renew Economy

Nuclear2026-10-01

Hinkley Point C completes 620-metre tunnel for fish

Cost2026-10-01

Third smelter bailout as Albanese pledges $200m for Bell Bay - News24

Cost2026-10-01

Gov bails out another Rio Tinto smelter - News.com.au

Cost2026-10-01

Origin dumps massive NSW wind farm over soaring costs - The Australian

Cost2026-10-01

Another state launches Solar Sharer offer, amid fresh warnings of drawbacks to three hours of free power - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-10-01

Joint venture to close energy and capital gap for grid-constrained projects

Nuclear2026-10-01

Nuclear power’s quarter-century of stagnation has no end in sight, and has been overtaken by solar PV - Renew Economy

Materials2026-10-01

Clean energy boom brings a new waste challenge - Have a Go News

Sovereignty2026-10-01

China’s resales of Australian LNG strengthens case for prioritising domestic users - Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Policy2026-10-01

Expanded SRES (from 100kW to 1MW) eligibility goes live today (Thursday 1st October 2026)

Cost2026-10-01

Origin quietly abandons wind project citing 50pc cost increase - AFR

Reliability2026-10-01

An initial look at the current testing schedule, for NSW1-SA1

Reliability2026-10-01

Gas network giant buys majority stake in what will be Queensland’s first fossil fuelled peaking plant... - Renew Economy

Cost2026-10-01

Commercial perovskite and tandem modules tested in outdoor field study: UNSW

Policy2026-10-01

Supersized rooftop solar rebates go live in bid to tap into an 80 gigawatt goldmine

Policy2026-10-01

Victoria knocks down planning hurdles for contentious transmission project in “gazetting blitzkrieg”

Sovereignty2026-10-01

Lynas Rare Earths And 2 Australian Rare Earth Stocks To Watch - Simply Wall Street

Cost2026-10-01

Third smelter bailout as Albanese pledges $200m for Bell Bay - news24.com.au

Materials2026-10-01

Northern Rivers Business Tackles Solar Waste Challenge - Mirage News

Policy2026-10-01

Opinion: Domestic gas reservation scheme needs infrastructure - Energy News Bulletin

Reliability2026-10-01

Queensland's CleanCo credits battery storage boom as Australian state records 40% wholesale electricity price drop - Energy-Storage.News

Reliability2026-10-01

1GWh battery energy storage system gets green tick to start construction in NSW

Nuclear2026-10-01

NRC Construction Permit to TVA for BWRX-300

Reliability2026-09-30

Final turbine goes up at huge Queensland wind farm, but two projects remain stuck in state planning purgatory

Materials2026-09-30

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths to buy Meteoric Resources for $672 million - Reuters

Cost2026-09-30

Aluminium smelter secures five-year power deal and $200 million state-federal bailout

Nuclear2026-09-30

Calif Gov Newsom Signs Bills to Accelerate Fusion and Fission

Reliability2026-09-30

Project Energy Connect goes live today (Thursday 1st October 2026)

Policy2026-09-30

Australia's Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme: Exposure draft released - Norton Rose Fulbright

Reliability2026-09-30

Australia’s next gas challenge isn’t production; it’s getting gas to market - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-30

First construction permit issued for BWRX-300 SMR in the US

Cost2026-09-30

Dismal energy efficiency policy is costing Australian households dearly – in some states more than others

Nuclear2026-09-30

Armenia to make new nuclear decision 'in near future'

Cost2026-09-30

AGL demands power penalty for poles and wires that don’t stack up - The Australian

Cost2026-09-30

Turbine giant lands contract for Australia’s biggest wind project in two years, its second deal in tw... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-30

Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cost2026-09-30

Coal pays for the clean energy dream, like it or not - AFR

Policy2026-09-30

Janetzki rejects Coalition’s new nuclear push - The Australian

Policy2026-09-30

We must plan for coal mine closures, not approve them because we lack a plan

Policy2026-09-30

“Largest climate policy failure:” Giant NSW coal mine extension approved, with conditions attached

Reliability2026-09-30

CleanCo posts loss as it exits wind and pumped hydro investments, doubles down on gas generator - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-30

FRV notches Australian first with commissioning of 100 MW battery

Reliability2026-09-30

APA finalises agreement with CS Energy to develop and majority own the Brigalow Peaking Power Plant - company-announcements.afr.com

Reliability2026-09-30

Developer of first solar farm on Australia’s main grid completes its first stand-alone battery project - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-30

AusNet expands network to support Beveridge growth

Policy2026-09-29

One Nation sparks coal, gas, and nuclear’s return to the energy debate - AFR

Cost2026-09-29

Another Australian wind project reaches financial close as global oil giant sells out

Sovereignty2026-09-29

The missing market: Why US and allies’ rare earth derisking needs a demand-side strategy - United States Studies Centre

Cost2026-09-29

Can Renewable Gas Actually Replace Household Gas In Australia?

Cost2026-09-29

Battery customers feeling 'ripped off' after solar company collapses - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nuclear2026-09-29

Tianwan 7 brought to minimum controllable power level

Nuclear2026-09-29

US Regulator To Approve Construction Of Small Modular Reactor At Clinch River - NucNet

Policy2026-09-29

Queensland demands urgent gas reservation probe - AFR

Nuclear2026-09-29

Rolls-Royce expands Derby nuclear reactor production to power British and Australian SSN-AUKUS fleets alongside Dreadnought programme - Defence Industry Europe

Reliability2026-09-29

Earthworks begin on key substation for inland transmission line that could unlock Queensland renewable riches - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-29

Transgrid's HumeLink Project: Unlocking Australia's renewable energy potential - Hitachi Energy

Reliability2026-09-29

AEMO (briefly) directs Powerlink to disconnect Mt Emerald Wind Farm for System Strength reasons – Tue 29th September 2026

Nuclear2026-09-29

Small Modular Reactor for Data Center Market Report [2026-2032] - MarketsandMarkets

Nuclear2026-09-29

US Nuclear Industry Welcomes Clinch River SMR Approval As ‘Nationally Significant Milestone’ - NucNet

Policy2026-09-29

Energy industry body calls for overhaul of Australia’s gas reservation scheme - Petroleum Australia

Reliability2026-09-29

CS Energy cuts losses with payout for Callide explosion, remains committed to sweating old coal plants - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-29

Australia could run its electricity grid without fossil gas at similar cost; researchers say models under - The Times of India

Reliability2026-09-29

Pre-PEC gremlins strike … AEMO notes ‘Suspect Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) in the SA Region on 01/10/2026’

Reliability2026-09-29

Rooftop solar, home battery installs hit record highs

Reliability2026-09-29

Owner of Australia’s largest wind farm seeks federal approval for one of its biggest batteries, in co... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-29

Yanara taps Gamuda to deliver hybrid solar and battery project

Sovereignty2026-09-29

To succeed in rare-earths mining, support the whole supply chain - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site

Policy2026-09-29

Scorecard reveals crisis of confidence among wind and solar investors, not a lack of capacity

Reliability2026-09-29

It’s been 10 years since the blackout of South Australia – could it happen again?

Materials2026-09-29

Solar myths and misconceptions busted

Reliability2026-09-28

The data-centre rush demands a smarter approach to energy management

Reliability2026-09-28

NSW plans social housing VPP pilot for Illawarra urban renewable zone

Reliability2026-09-28

Six ‘giant’ shunt reactors arrive at HumeLink

Reliability2026-09-28

Australia’s most powerful BESS fitted with 288 power conversion systems

Reliability2026-09-28

Waratah BESS commences full commercial operations

Cost2026-09-28

Record number of household clean energy installs - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-28

Recalling the news no-one saw as South Australia plunged into darkness - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-28

Consumers put squeeze on coal as Australian households install record amounts of solar and batteries - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-28

‘Power plants break down every day’: Bowen takes his big stick to coal - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-28

First concrete poured for Bailong 2 nuclear power unit

Reliability2026-09-28

Home battery owners need more flexibility to break resistance to VPPs, Rewiring Australia survey finds - Renew Economy

Policy2026-09-28

Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute - WAtoday

Cost2026-09-28

Whyalla’s blast furnace is dead but green steel moonshot worth it - AFR

Reliability2026-09-28

NSW switches on one of world’s most powerful batteries

Reliability2026-09-28

New Humpty Doo substation to strengthen rural power network

Reliability2026-09-28

Waratah Super Battery reaches full commercial operations

Reliability2026-09-28

Social housing tenants to get coordinated rooftop PV and home batteries in first urban renewable zone - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-28

Squadron lands federal tick for Queensland solar and battery project