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In this Weekly Dispatch:

1. The NSW Minister for Energy has directed ASL to deliver a firming tender in response to a forecast shortfall in capacity to meet the Energy Security Target from 2033-34.
2. The offshore oil and gas regulator has shut down exports from Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia’s Wandoo gas field following an oil spill in December.
3. Solar irradiance forecasting and various ways to predict cloud cover, limiting price spikes due to lower rooftop PV output.
4. Stanwell has commenced commercial operations of its 300MW/600MWh Tarong battery energy storage system.
5. [Paywalled]  The Queensland government is resisting giving network operators more powers to switch off household rooftop solar panels during grid distress.
6. Podcast of the week:  Switched On discusses the ‘messy middle’ of sustainable finance.