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Energy Supply Australia is an independent publication about the Australian energy system — the grid, the market, and the companies driving the transition. We cover power, wind, solar, nuclear, gas and storage the way people inside the industry actually talk about them: with the numbers left in, the jargon taken out, and no press releases dressed up as news. If it changes how the country makes, moves or pays for energy, we’re writing about it.

How the NEM dispatches power every five minutes Policy & Markets

How the NEM dispatches power every five minutes

Two hundred and eighty-eight times a day, in every region of the National Electricity Market, a piece of software called NEMDE runs an auction that most Australians have never heard…

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Illawarra offshore wind zone: BlueFloat’s status, minus the render
Wind Power

Illawarra offshore wind zone: BlueFloat’s status, minus the render

Stand on Bald Hill at Stanwell Park on a clear morning and you can see most of the…

By Callum Hayes · 30 Jul 2026
Ampol’s AmpCharge gamble: EV chargers on the servo forecourt
Companies

Ampol’s AmpCharge gamble: EV chargers on the servo forecourt

Pulled into an Ampol on the Hume Highway just south of Yass a few weeks back, mid road…

By Sofia Marchetti · 29 Jul 2026
ACEN Australia: the Philippines-backed builder behind New England Solar
Companies

ACEN Australia: the Philippines-backed builder behind New England Solar

Drive the New England Highway south out of Uralla on a clear afternoon and you'll see it before…

By Callum Hayes · 28 Jul 2026
Santos: Moomba’s carbon bet and the Narrabri gas standoff
Companies

Santos: Moomba’s carbon bet and the Narrabri gas standoff

The short version: Santos runs one of the biggest carbon capture projects on the planet in a paddock…

By Tom Fitzgerald · 28 Jul 2026
Alinta Energy: the quiet giant still burning coal
Companies

Alinta Energy: the quiet giant still burning coal

Roughly 1.1 million customers. A coal station that was supposed to close years ago. A Hong Kong billionaire…

By Marcus Wren · 21 Jul 2026
Australia’s Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on the ground
Solar Power

Australia’s Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on the ground

Somewhere around 3.6 million Australian households now have rooftop solar. That number has been cited so often it's…

By Priya Nair · 21 Jul 2026

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Ampol’s AmpCharge gamble: EV chargers on the servo forecourt
Companies

Ampol’s AmpCharge gamble: EV chargers on the servo forecourt

Pulled into an Ampol on the Hume Highway just south of Yass a few weeks back, mid road…

By Sofia Marchetti · 29 Jul 2026
ACEN Australia: the Philippines-backed builder behind New England Solar
Companies

ACEN Australia: the Philippines-backed builder behind New England Solar

Drive the New England Highway south out of Uralla on a clear afternoon and you'll see it before…

By Callum Hayes · 28 Jul 2026
Santos: Moomba’s carbon bet and the Narrabri gas standoff
Companies

Santos: Moomba’s carbon bet and the Narrabri gas standoff

The short version: Santos runs one of the biggest carbon capture projects on the planet in a paddock…

By Tom Fitzgerald · 28 Jul 2026

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Negative electricity prices at midday: what they mean for you
Solar Power

Negative electricity prices at midday: what they mean for you

Around 1pm on a clear day last week, the wholesale price in South Australia dropped to minus $60…

By Priya Nair · 2 Aug 2026
Australia’s Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on the ground
Solar Power

Australia’s Consumer Energy Resources roadmap: what it means on the ground

Somewhere around 3.6 million Australian households now have rooftop solar. That number has been cited so often it's…

By Priya Nair · 21 Jul 2026
SunCable’s Australia-Asia PowerLink: where things stand in 2026
Solar Power

SunCable’s Australia-Asia PowerLink: where things stand in 2026

Roughly 4,200 kilometres of high-voltage direct-current subsea cable. A solar farm in the Northern Territory that would cover…

By Priya Nair · 16 Jul 2026

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Snowy Hydro: government giant, contested projects, uncertain returns
Companies

Snowy Hydro: government giant, contested projects, uncertain returns

Snowy 2.0 has been under construction since tunnelling began in earnest in 2021, and five years on, Australians…

By Anjali Rao · 19 Jul 2026
Akaysha Energy: BlackRock’s big battery bet on the NEM
Companies

Akaysha Energy: BlackRock’s big battery bet on the NEM

Three hundred and fifty megawatts. That is the nameplate power capacity of the Waratah Super Battery, the New…

By Anjali Rao · 16 Jul 2026
Queensland’s energy plan: pumped hydro and public ownership
Grid & Storage

Queensland’s energy plan: pumped hydro and public ownership

Borumba Dam sits about 90 kilometres northwest of the Sunshine Coast, in the Imbil State Forest. It's not…

By Anjali Rao · 15 Jul 2026

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How the NEM dispatches power every five minutes
Policy & Markets

How the NEM dispatches power every five minutes

Two hundred and eighty-eight times a day, in every region of the National Electricity Market, a piece of…

By Marcus Wren · 3 Aug 2026
State renewable energy targets compared: the honest scorecard
Policy & Markets

State renewable energy targets compared: the honest scorecard

Victoria wants 95 per cent renewable electricity by 2035. Tasmania is already past 100 per cent and chasing…

By Marcus Wren · 1 Aug 2026
Alinta Energy: the quiet giant still burning coal
Companies

Alinta Energy: the quiet giant still burning coal

Roughly 1.1 million customers. A coal station that was supposed to close years ago. A Hong Kong billionaire…

By Marcus Wren · 21 Jul 2026

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Energy Supply Australia is written by a small team that covers the grid, the market and the companies building the transition. No wire copy, no press releases dressed up as news.

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