AEMO

The preferred easement for the 240-kilometre Victorian section of the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West transmission line project has been released by Transmission Company Victoria. November 4, 2024 David Carroll…

The Australian Energy Market Operator has eased forecasts of a looming capacity shortfall in Western Australia’s main electricity grid but has warned of the need for “substantial and sustained” investment in renewables to replace coal-fired…

In Australia’s electricity system, more and more energy from sunlight and wind is being “spilled” – or not converted to electricity. In the past year, the amount of renewable energy spilled was roughly equivalent to the annual consumption…

A new report published by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) shows the nation’s clean energy transition is gathering pace with renewables, including large-scale and rooftop solar, accounting for almost 40% of the country’s…

Total 0 Shares One of the very big questions for the Australian electricity market in 2024 will be the actual closure date for the country’s biggest coal generator, the 2.88 GW Eraring facility on NSW’s central coast. Will it close as…

Total 0 Shares The federal Labor government has effectively abandoned the long standing renewable energy target and will take a hands-on policy approach through a series of auctions to secure 32GW of new wind, solar and storage capacity…

Total 0 Shares The first stage of what will amount to Australia’s biggest storage tender has been formally kicked off, with registrations opening for 600MW and 2400 MWh of dispatchable capacity to be deployed in South Australia and…

Total 0 Shares The global electric car and storage monolith Tesla is getting ready to take on Australia’s legacy utilities in what would be a landmark move for the local grid and for consumers, and potentially disruptive for the…

The Australian Energy Market Operator says a 248 GW pipeline of proposed generation and storage projects, transmission developments and government energy programs have the potential to address many of the risks outlined in its latest market…

Record solar generation from both large-scale and rooftop PV is driving down the wholesale cost of energy, helping set new records for minimum demand for electricity from the grid and reducing emissions to record lows according to new data…