Title: Australia’s 3.5 GW Solar Investment Record, a 244-Tonne Transformer’s 2,165 km Mega-Haul & Atmos Renewables’ 1 GW Acquisition | Australian Energy News

Tune in to the 17 October 2026 edition of the Australian Energy News Podcast, powered by EServices4U. Today’s briefing covers Clean Energy Regulator data showing large-scale solar hitting a record 3.5 GW in Final Investment Decisions, an epic 2,165 km heavy-haul journey delivering a 244-tonne transformer to ACEN’s 720 MW New England Solar project, Atmos Renewables acquiring nearly 1 GW of solar, wind, and battery assets in Victoria, Queensland, and NSW from BayWa r.e., and offshore protests targeting Woodside’s Scarborough gas project in Western Australia.