RenewEconomy

Another $5 billion tipped into Cheaper Home Batteries, but rebates slashed for bigger systems

Albanese government doubles down on Cheaper Home Batteries, tipping new funding into the red-hot scheme and adjusting its settings to make it go further.
Opinion
RenewEconomyOpinion

Will the lights go out if we don’t have baseload? “No, absolutely not,” say those whose job it is to keep them on

Australia's green energy transition risks being stymied by a political obsession over "baseload". AEMO's Nicola Falcon explains why this misses the point.
RenewEconomy

Bigger home batteries may get smaller rebates in urgent tweaks to red-hot household storage market

Industry braces for imminent changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate amid negotiations on steps to avoid a "boom-bust" scenario.
RenewEconomy

Energy Insiders Podcast: A blueprint to quit coal, and go green

AEMO's Nicola Falcon runs through the draft 2026 Integrated System Plan, and explains why baseload is not essential to keep the lights on. Plus, news of the week.
RenewEconomy

Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter gets promise of cheaper, renewable power from feds and state

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been handed a government lifeline to ensure it keeps running amid spiralling energy costs.
RenewEconomy

Rooftop solar and batteries on centre stage: Six key graphs from AEMO’s transition roadmap

A quick graphic summary of AEMO's transition blueprint. Less transmission than you have been told, less gas, less wind, more batteries and a lot of rooftop PV.