Jun 15, 2026 – 6.01pmThe Albanese government will dramatically expand its in-house ability to forecast power prices as it tries to manage major changes to the grid from data centres and electric vehicles, and limit their impacts on electricity bills and the green transition.The new modelling powers, which are being developed by the Department of Climate Change and Energy, will bolster the government’s ability to forecast changes to electricity use from technologies including home batteries and EVs.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles