{"id":1156,"date":"2026-05-29T06:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2026-05-29T06:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:48:55","slug":"nathan-clearying-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/ja\/nathan-clearying-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Clearying Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Weekly Dispatch: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The AER releases the final Default Market Offer<\/a>, with bills expected to fall between 3% and 7% in QLD and NSW.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The CEC’s Clean Energy Australia 2026 report<\/a> shows renewables hit 43% of Australia’s electricity in 2025 and Australia is now the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery market \u2014 but new wind and solar investment has fallen to a decade low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. AEMO and Transgrid have approved full operations<\/a> for Australia’s first 8-hour battery \u2014 RWE’s 50MW\/400MWh Limondale BESS in southern NSW, comprising 144 Tesla Megapacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Queensland Government has launched a tender for 400MW of new gas-fired generation<\/a> in Central Queensland, managed by QIC and targeting operational supply by 2032.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Western Australia is leading Australia’s charge<\/a> as a global battery nation, underpinned by surging home battery installations and the state’s position as the world’s largest lithium supplier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Leaked BHP documents<\/a> reveal they quietly shelved billions in Pilbara decarbonisation projects and delayed its electric truck rollout \u2014 while continuing to buy new diesel fleets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. A May heatwave in the UK<\/a> \u2014 with amber heat-health alerts issued across England \u2014 has prompted fresh questions about whether the country’s infrastructure, housing stock and health systems are built for a hotter climate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Sumitomo (major Japan trading company) and ENEOS (Japan oil major) have announced that they’ve “paused” their green hydrogen project<\/a> w\/ Malaysia’s SEDC Energy announced in late 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Due to higher JKM LNG prices, generation costs for LNG are now 2x that of coal in Japan<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. NSW beats QLD in the State of Origin<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Podcast of the week: Bloomberg chat about the growth of offshore wind projects<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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