Clean Energy Regulator: solar between 100 kW and 1 MW installed from 1 October 2026 can create small-scale technology certificates under a fixed five-year deeming period. STC applications open mid to late November. Install date is the commissioning date on the electrical compliance certificate.
Energy Storage Ireland: from 1 October 2026 standalone and co-located battery storage moves from Demand Transmission Use of System charges to Generator Transmission Use of System charges. ESI cited D-TUoS of up to EUR 30 per megawatt-hour when batteries imported to charge. This is a grid-storage charging rule, not the SEAI panel grant.
Amazon signed a tolling deal with Anza Power (I Squared) for the 50 MW / 200 MWh Bairnsdale battery in East Gippsland. Fixed fee; Amazon controls charge/discharge and arbitrage. ESS News: first Amazon standalone BESS toll globally; first Australian BESS toll for a non-energy business.
Zito Group's oil plant at Cepin commissioned a 3.5 MW solar array with a 4.5 MW / 9 MWh battery for EUR 3.85 million, co-financed from the EU Recovery plan. Expected output 5,500 MWh a year against factory use above 10,130 MWh. Self-use first; surplus into the box.
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