The New South Wales government has received bids for more than 5.5 GW of wind and solar generation projects and more than 2.5 GW of long-duration storage projects in response to its first tender to secure renewable projects to transform its coal-reliant energy system.
Residents of NSW have been urged to reduce their energy usage in the coming hours as a number of coal-fired power stations unexpectedly failed to come offline, despi.
Matt Kean, the NSW Liberal minister leading the charge on a clean energy future, has some pointed words for his federal colleagues. If they drag the chain, he says, NSW can make its own deals with the world.