"Australia's Energy Future Remains Clear": AEMO Publishes 2026 Integrated System Plan

Australia: AEMO calls for 35GW of short and medium-duration storage plus 5GW of long-duration storage by 2050

AEMO has set out a storage requirement of almost 50GW in its latest 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP), split between 35GW of short and medium-duration battery storage for daily firming and 5GW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) for seasonal reliability.

Solar and batteries dominate 308 GW least-cost energy transition target to 2050

Both small- and grid-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be dominant in achieving Australia’s least cost energy transition to 2050, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP). Targeting a total generation and storage capacity increase from 99 GW in 2026 to 308 GW over the next 24 years to 2050, would require from grid-scale wind and solar, a  5-fold increase from 23 GW in 20…

Every day Australian households 'leading' the energy transition

Image: miss irine/stock.adobe.com The highly-anticipated energy market plan for 2026 has been released and highlights how strong a role consumers are playing. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), released its 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) on Thursday and notes that it is ordinary Australians with rooftop and batteries who are “in many ways” leading the energy transition. Surging adoption of home batteries – a key consumer energy res…

AEMO releases the 2026 ISP

It’s Thursday 25th June 2026 and, as it is required to do, the AEMO has released the 2026 iteration of the Integrated System Plan. The post AEMO releases the 2026 ISP appeared first on WattClarity.

"Australia's energy future remains clear": AEMO publishes 2026 Integrated System Plan

In its 2026 Integrated System Plan, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says Australia’s least-cost path forward is renewable energy, supported by storage, connected by transmission and distribution, and backed up by gas. The centrepiece of the ISP is the optimal development path (ODP), which sets out the least-cost way to support secure and reliable electricity supply as coal power stations retire and electricity consumption near doubl…

Consumers steal the show as AEMO launches 2026 ISP

Image: AusgridAEMO has released its 2026 ISP, where surging adoption of home batteries – a key consumer energy resource – has shifted the narrative. The post Consumers steal the show as AEMO launches 2026 ISP appeared first on Energy Magazine.