{"id":1057,"date":"2026-02-06T03:40:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:40:57","slug":"a-little-bit-of-monica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/ja\/a-little-bit-of-monica\/","title":{"rendered":"A little bit of Monica"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Weekly Dispatch: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Snowy Hydro launches its newest tunnel boring machine, Monica<\/a>, alongside assurances the project is 70% complete.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The successful bids for the NSW Roadmap\u2019s Tender Round 6<\/a> were announced, amounting to 1.17 GW (11.98 GWh) of storage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The federal government announced $60m in subsidies for EV car financing<\/a>, but only for certain Kias and Hyundais.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Origin Energy and Centennial Coal are in negotiations<\/a> over coal supply to Eraring Power Station.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. A review into the governance of the Australian Energy Market Operator<\/a> was announced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The AFR reports on winter demand peak challenges arising in Victoria<\/a> as household gas use electrifies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. After a false start in January, Japan\u2019s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear generator is set to resume generation on February 9<\/a>, bringing 1,360 MW into the system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Economic Regulation Authority Western Australia release Benchmark Reserve Capacity Prices<\/a> for the 2028\/29 capacity year, using six hour BESS as the Benchmark Technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Podcast of the week:\u00a0 The Volts Podcast discuss the challenges of clean electrification in Taiwan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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