More than 507,000 households, small businesses and community organisations have installed a home battery storage system under Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program, according to figures announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Origin Energy has confirmed that its 300MW/650MWh Mortlake BESS in south-west Victoria has commenced commercial operations.

Squadron Energy has completed a refinancing of its Australian renewable energy portfolio, securing total debt commitments of more than AU$2.7 billion (US$1.76 billion).

Australian developer Edify Energy has reached financial close on the Ganymirra and Majors Creek solar-plus-storage projects near Townsville in North Queensland, featuring 360MWp of solar generation and 300MW/1,200MWh of battery storage.

Hithium has signed a supply agreement with GPG to deliver a 421MWh battery energy storage system for the Fraser Coast project.

BW ESS has acquired a 1,000MWh battery storage system in Riverina, New South Wales, from Australian developer ACEnergy.

EPEC Group has been awarded a contract to cover the high-voltage connection works for the Lower Wonga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, by the EPC contractor INTEC Energy Solutions.

Ahead of the Battery Asset Management Summit Australia 2026, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.

Australia’s grid-scale battery storage fleet set a cluster of dispatch-interval records on 11 August in the NEM.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record AU$9.1 billion (US$6 billion) in the financial year to 30 June 2026.