Victoria will seek to lock in its energy upgrades subisdy for another 15 years, to drive investment in bill-busting energy efficiency and electrification. NSW Labor's Consumer Energy Strategy doesn't include a gas phaseout plan, yet, but its message is clear: you're better off going electric. A ban on new gas cooktops is off the table in Victoria, with the state government backing away from an across the board phaseout of all new gas appliances in homes. In an unassuming factory in an Adelaide industrial precinct, 5B is walking the talk on making solar in Australia. In this case, not cells or modules, but solar Mavericks. Victoria will seek to lock in its energy upgrades subisdy for another 15 years, to drive investment in bill-busting energy efficiency and electrification. ECA opposes making time-of-use tariffs mandatory and wants a minimum three-year transition period for households to move to cost-reflective pricing. AGL Energy dangles a new carrot to entice customers to join its virtual power plant, which it hopes will reach 1.6GW of combined capacity by 2027. Australia's largest geothermal heat exchange system switches on at a war memorial in the nation's capital in a move expected to save millions in energy costs. A $13.8 million pilot will support 500 households to optimise their energy use, including through subsidised electrification and incentivised flexible consumption. Ausgrid says costs for community batteries are coming down with each new deployment – and they will be cost-effective without government grants. California-based solar energy technology company has set a new benchmark by extending the limited warranty for its IQ8 Microinverter product range. Australia’s rooftop solar market continues to cool its heels after a record July, with a second month of declining installations led by a rare lull in NSW. A "lowest in the market" daytime electricity usage rate is on offer in South Australia as part of a major shift to time-of-use tariffs. How does it measure up? Japanese electronics giant unveils a new bifacial solar panel with high efficiency and improved performance in poor light conditions. Off-grid solar systems can be more reliable than national grid networks. A new study explores different scenarios in 43 countries where this could be the case. Trina Solar unveils module made entirely from used materials recovered from PV waste – including silicon, silver, aluminium frames and glass. 
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