Grid Brief — Energy and the grid, read from the primary documents

Australia installed a record 276,011 home batteries in the first half of 2026

The Clean Energy Council's rooftop report counts 180,878 new solar systems, 35% more than a year earlier, and 8,691 MWh of household storage. It credits the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Serguey Asael Shinder29 Sep1 min read

Policy

ACER faults Portugal's adequacy study over its assumptions

Europe's assessment finds no problem in Portugal. The national one finds a shortfall growing fiftyfold by 2035. ACER's opinion is about the modelling, not the lights.

Serguey Asael Shinder20 Sep3 min read