Chris Bowen’s plan is a shot in the arm for clean energy – but a lot has to go right to avoid summer blackouts

The renewable energy sector has been big on promise but lately lagging in delivery, particularly with 2030 emission targets just a little more than six years away

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The expected glow at Friday’s final gathering of energy ministers for 2023 in Perth won’t just be from a record heatwave set to broil the city on six 36C-plus days in a row.

Sharing the spotlight will be Chris Bowen’s surprise expansion of a federal scheme, lifting six gigawatts of storage to 32GW of batteries, wind and solar farms.

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