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AEMO said a record 9.1GW of new renewable energy and storage capacity connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM) in FY26.

European Energy Australia has completed the installation of all 200,172 solar modules at its Winton North solar plant in northeast Victoria.

Mint Renewables has referred a solar-plus-storage site with a capacity of up to 375MW, paired with a 3,000MWh BESS, to Australia's EPBC Act.

Australia's utility-scale solar & wind assets generated a combined 4.99TWh across the NEM in August 2026, according to Rystad Energy.

Victoria's SEC has connected the 119MW solar PV plant component of its SEC Renewable Energy Park in Australia to the grid for the first time.

Australia recorded its strongest quarter yet for rooftop solar installations, household battery storage uptake and large-scale solar investment in Q2 2026, according to the Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report.

SA Power Networks will run its annual test of the state's rooftop solar curtailment system on 25 August in South Australia.

AER found that rising solar and wind generation, supported by BESS, eased pressure across Australia's wholesale electricity market in 2025.

Windlab & Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW solar-plus-storage site to Australia's federal government for assessment under the EPBC Act.

An independent review of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has recommended 14 changes to the organisation's governance framework.