{
  "id": 16145987,
  "title": "Snowy 2.0 was never going to be cheap. But it will be much cheaper than relying on batteries for storage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/snowy-2-0-was-never-going-to-be-cheap-but-it-will-be-much-cheaper",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T02:39:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/snowy-2-0-was-never-going-to-be-cheap-but-it-will-be-much-cheaper-than-relying-on-batteries-for-storage-294949"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The original costings for Snowy 2.0 were wildly optimistic. But the troubled scheme is close to completion – and will help power the grid as coal exits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}