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Pumped hydro costs revised up, battery storage costs down, as Australia’s CSIRO publishes final GenCost 2025-26 report

July 15, 2026
Australia’s CSIRO has revised pumped hydro storage costs upward in the final version of its annual GenCost electricity cost report.
The Koorangie BESS (pictured) features 100 Tesla Megapack units equipped with grid-forming inverters. Image: Edify Energy.

Tesla expects to have 4.5GW of grid-forming BESS operating in Australia by the end of 2026

September 10, 2025
Tesla has announced that by the end of 2026, it expects to have around 4.5GW of grid-forming battery storage operating across Australia.
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