Electricity prices can be kept near today’s levels in a post-coal National Electricity Market, but need a system where batteries become the dominant price-forming technology.

We discuss some of the major events of the past year - the dominance of batteries, the emergence of solar-battery hybrids, the hassles for wind and transmission, and the conundrum of EVs.

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A flurry of late orders has broken the wind investment drought in Australia, with global wind giants hoping for a further rebound in 2026 to help meet renewable targets.

Australia will keep more of its gas for the domestic market under a national reservation scheme unveiled by the federal government.

I am accused of being a global funds manager masquerading as a journalist. Facts don't matter much in a war of disinformation waged agains renewables.

France is building one of its biggest batteries on its territory in New Caledonia, where it will help wean the nickel mining island off coal and oil.

The first large scale solar battery hybrid project to join Australia's main grid has been energised, and is getting ready to feed stored solar into evening peaks.

Queensland's decision to say no to renewables is bad news for some. But in NSW, it could help Snowy emerge to save the transition away from coal.

A legal move to extinguish any native claims over land proposed to host the giant Wak Wak solar project has angered Traditional Owners.

Australian offshore wind start-up that blazed a trail for the nascent technology will wind up its operations in 2026. Warns Australia needs to "up its game." ...

The world's biggest battery energy storage system – a 7.8 gigawatt-hour behemoth – has been completed in Saudi Arabia, and will now start the process of powering up.