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Australia grid constraints push data centers to regions

PV Magazine 11 Feb 2026
Grid capacity constraints in major Australian metropolitan hubs are prompting data center developers to consider regional locations with integrated on-site gas and solar generation, according to renewable energy land brokerage Rok Solid ... Image ... ....
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Australian state awards 12 GWh of long-duration storage contracts

PV Magazine 09 Feb 2026
From pv magazine Australia ... Tenders are managed by AusEnergy Services Limited (ASL), formerly the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ... “We’re about to see the first LDS projects contracted through these tenders come online ... Neoen Australia ... ....
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Australia’s energy transition puts essential system services in focus

Energy Storage News 09 Feb 2026
Sam Markham of Fluence Australia believes grid-forming BESS are essential to deliver a safe, secure and affordable decarbonised power system ....
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Australia’s biggest LDES tender: NSW contracts six battery storage projects totalling 1.17GW/12GWh

Energy Storage News 05 Feb 2026
ASL (formerly AEMO Services) has completed New South Wales' (NSW) largest-ever tender for long-duration energy storage (LDES), contracting six new battery projects for a combined 1.17GW/11.98GWh ....
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437MWh BESS in Australia’s highest city receives final approvals ahead of commissioning

Energy Storage News 05 Feb 2026
Valent Energy has received development approval from the New South Wales government and satisfied AEMO grid compliance requirements under clause 5.3.4a for its 150MW/437MWh Armidale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) ....
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Australian renewables exceed 50% of power supply in Q4

PV Magazine 02 Feb 2026
... prices down by nearly 50% and coinciding with record battery output, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ... AEMO reports that battery discharge nearly tripled in the fourth quarter.
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Australia’s National Electricity Market adds 1.8 GW in Q4 2025

PV Magazine 30 Jan 2026
New data from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) shows two solar farms and seven battery energy storage projects totalling 1.8 GW of capacity reached full output in the NEM in the October-December period.
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Australian thermal storage startup 1414 Degrees bags GPS approval for 140MW BESS

Energy Storage News 19 Jan 2026
Australian thermal energy storage company 1414 Degrees has received critical regulatory approval from AEMO for its 140MW Aurora BESS ....
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Australia: ASL unveils dual-track LTESA strategy as solar-battery hybrids reshape NSW energy market

Energy Storage News 15 Jan 2026
ASL has launched a consultation on a new Hybrid Generation LTESA product alongside its 2026 NSW Consumer Trustee Investment Priorities ....
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FutureCoal calls for pragmatic course correction as AEMO confirms coal needed until 2049

World Coal 17 Dec 2025
FutureCoal has called for the Australian Government to pragmatically and realistically re-shape its pathway to net-zero following the AEMO’s warning that the current strategy may not deliver energy security or climate objectives ... .
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