Documents relating to GenCost 2025–26: Final report

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This FOI release contains email correspondence from January and February 2026 between officers of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and CSIRO, concerning GenCost, CSIRO's annual electricity cost modelling. The emails arrange a meeting on the implications of GenCost for industry and forward a CSIRO presentation, IndustEnergyCost.pptx, on GenCost and other electricity price research. CSIRO asked that the material be kept inside government because some research is not in the public domain, and the department confirmed it would share it only with participating teams within the department. A short internal email from the General Manager of Resources Industry and Energy Insights notes that GenCost reported all forms of energy investment are becoming more expensive, though firmed renewables remain the cheapest option for replacing ageing assets. No quantified funding allocations or formal policy decisions appear in the release. Some passages are redacted under sections 22 and 47G.