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‘We’ve done all the trials’: Akaysha calls for system security contracts for grid-forming battery storage in Australia

November 4, 2026
Australia has finished trialling grid-forming battery storage for system security services and needs contracts signed within two years.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.
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Australia’s energy storage market faces a reckoning as rooftop solar threatens utility-scale economics

March 16, 2026
Hamilton Locke partner Matt Baumgurtel warns of a seismic shift as distributed energy resources with “zero marginal cost” emerge.
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