renewables

Australia's energy minister has asked the AEMC to make data centres contract firmed energy & to ease connection alongside solar & storage.

Data centres could add AU$40 billion (US$28 billion) to wholesale electricity costs in Australia's eastern states.

2.6GW of large-scale generation projects reached financial close in Australia in H1 2026, with solar accounting for 92% of the capacity.

New Zealand retailers Briscoe Group and Farro have signed electricity supply agreements with solar generator Lodestone Energy.

Australia's rooftop solar sector posted its strongest half-year performance since 2021, with battery storage increasingly riding alongside it.

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

New Zealand's solar generation rose 56.2% year-on-year to a record 242GWh in Q2 2026, according to the latest New Zealand Energy Quarterly.

Bidding for Tender 11 will open on 27 August 2026 and close on 22 October 2026, seeking nearly 1.8GW of renewable energy generation in Western Australia's Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM).

Australia has extended a CGT concession for foreign investors in wind, solar and BESS by a further decade, pushing the deadline to June 2040.

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