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by Sophie Vorrath on June 24, 2026 at 4:09 am

Federal energy minister puts retailers on notice for failing to pass on electricity price reductions just weeks after consumers were assured the cost of power was falling across the board. The post Bowen summons watchdogs to examine why electricity bills are rising, despite falling power prices appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on June 24, 2026 at 2:57 am

Bowen rules out renegotiating wind contracts under his flagship CIS, but says struggling projects are welcome to rebid in future tenders. The post Bowen says struggling wind projects can rebid, but won’t be able to change their contract appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Sophie Vorrath on June 24, 2026 at 1:40 am

Fifteen big battery projects, almost all with four hours of storage and nearly half of them destined for Queensland, named as winners in latest Capacity Investment Scheme tender – a storage-only affair. The post Fifteen big battery projects named winners of massive CIS storage tender, nearly half of them in Queensland appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Joshua S Hill on June 24, 2026 at 1:27 am

CATL has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-world validated sodium-ion energy storage solution, with global deliveries to begin in the middle of 2027. The post CATL debuts world’s first field-validated sodium-ion battery storage system appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson on June 23, 2026 at 11:11 pm

Data centres could address two challenges with a move into regional Australia: soaking up renewable energy and creating tech jobs. The post Bring the data to the power: Answer to AI problem could help solve wind and solar curtailment appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Brian Martucci on June 23, 2026 at 5:35 pm

Relative certainty around tax policy and demand from large load customers are among factors driving the country’s energy storage boom, according to two reports out this month. […]

by JP Casey on June 23, 2026 at 2:53 pm

SMA Solar has launched a suite of products at Intersolar Europe 2026, including grid-forming inverters and power plant management software. […]

by Lamar Johnson on June 23, 2026 at 2:48 pm

The company behind AI tool Claude joins the carbon removal purchasing group, which also announced $915 million in new financing commitments. […]

by Amanda Simonian on June 23, 2026 at 2:39 pm

If the harder AI constraint turns out to be infrastructure performance rather than generation, the power sector may be looking for the bottleneck in the wrong place, writes TerraFlow Energy CMO Amanda Simonian. […]

by Jonathan Touriño Jacobo on June 23, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean construction company GS E&C to develop renewables in the country. […]

by Diana DiGangi on June 23, 2026 at 2:30 pm

Load growth in the Tennessee Valley Authority region is already outpacing the reference case forecast that was in its draft integrated resource plan, the federal utility said. […]

by Ethan Howland on June 23, 2026 at 1:34 pm

The Department of Energy ordered six power plants to delay their retirements last year. Two of them produced zero electricity in the first quarter in 2026, and another one is now offline for repairs. […]

by Poppy Johnston on June 23, 2026 at 1:08 pm

The rights to life, family and home are under threat from fossil fuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark climate case. The post Group of 10 calls out ongoing approval of coal and gas projects in landmark climate case appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Joshua S Hill on June 23, 2026 at 1:02 pm

A new finance offer backed by the CEFC hopes to remove the “barrier of large upfront costs” that still blocks access to solar and batteries for many households. The post VPP pioneer adds finance deal to “one-partner solution” for home solar solar and battery storage appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Ethan Howland on June 23, 2026 at 12:31 pm

Data centers could use up to 15% of all U.S. electricity by 2030, up from 5% in 2024, Berkeley Lab researchers said in a separate analysis. […]