New research finds Australia lags in providing transparency on appliance lifespan and maintenance, making it harder for people to electrify efficiently and responsibly.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Electrify everything … but mind the greenwash
Is your home battery spilling power? The hidden cost of inefficient energy storage
Research shows a big range between the most and least efficient household battery storage systems. Here's why this could be a big problem.
Smart tech, dumb assumptions: Why energy consumers don’t behave like the industry expects
The energy industry needs to design products and services that align with how people actually live, rather than expecting them to fundamentally change their behaviour to fit industry models.
Commercial rooftop solar is booming – but is household PV a victim of its own success?
Commercial rooftop solar had its best year of growth in 2024, but there is a cloud over the residential sector. Changes are afoot.
From SWER lines to solar and batteries: Network offers to take regional customers off grid
Network company offers to switch 17 edge-of-grid customers to a mix of solar, batteries and back-up generation – and eventually retire their powerlines permanently.
SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrong
The energy industry has assumed consumers manage their energy use like ‘mini-economists’ or ‘mini-engineers.’ Digital sociologist Professor Yolande Strengers says this is wrong.
Network launches flexible rooftop solar exports as an antidote to sun tax
Network launches AI-powered flexible export system to help rooftop solar customers get more from their investment while maintaining grid stability.
Solar for apartments support scheme now open, with grants up to $150,000
Grants of up to $150,000 are now available for apartment blocks to install solar, with expected savings of up to $600 for residents.
SwitchedOn podcast: Like a game of snakes and ladders – the struggle to switch on a community battery
In the first of a new series of interviews with local groups installing community batteries, Village Power director Graeme Martin explains what to do, and what not to do, if you want to install a community battery.
Brisbane Lions score two community batteries to play footy when the sun don’t shine
Brisbane Lions awarded two government funded batteries, to store solar from a huge on-site array and take part in Momentum Energy's virtual power plant.
Solar soaking electric heat pump hot water can slash hundreds from home power bills
UNSW study finds switching to electric heat pump hot water and using it as a solar soak can save Australian households hundreds of dollars a year.
Smart meters alone can’t manage the growth of rooftop solar, batteries and EVs
Integrating smart meters with low voltage network monitoring addresses the challenges that come with the growth of consumer energy resources.
What will the “sun tax” cost households? Solar tariffs hold steady as export charges kick in
State pricing regulator factors "sun tax" into draft feed-in tariff estimates, with more than 300,000 solar households set to pay rooftop export fees starting in July.
State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar
Rebates of $5,000 per household, or $7,500 for regional households, are being promised in one of Australia's most rooftop solar-heavy states.
Communities kick the gas habit with major round of electrification funding
From a battery-powered childcare centre to an all-electric community pool, $50 million in federal government grants is helping to electrify local government assets and slash power bills.
Our electricity pricing model is broken – and consumers are bearing the cost
Alan Pears says Australia’s energy pricing system is outdated and retailers and networks must shoulder greater risk so consumers can get a better deal.
