Australian homes to be cooled this summer by more renewable energy and battery projects, Aemo says

But it warns of shortfalls if high demand periods - like heatwaves - happen during unplanned outages

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast

New renewable energy and battery projects should help the power grid this summer although gas supplies will need to be monitored closely during demand peaks, the Australian Energy Market Operator said.

In its industry briefing for the five months from the start of November, released publicly on Tuesday, Aemo said reserve shortfalls could arise if higher demand periods coincide with unplanned generation outages and transmission limitations".