A $13.8 million pilot will support 500 households to optimise their energy use, including through subsidised electrification and incentivised flexible consumption.

Energy Consumers Australia CEO Brendan French on why cost-reflective electricity tariffs should not be mandatory – and should not make energy bills more complicated.

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?

Ausgrid's Rob Amphlett Lewis on why mid-scale batteries have a big role to play in the energy transition, how they will become cost effective in the future, and how householders can benefit from them.

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. 

Solar installer cops hefty fine after a sub-contractor falls three storeys while in the process of preparing a roof for a PV system.

Senior CSIRO scientist Michael Ambrose recently completed Australia’s most comprehensive study on the ‘leakiness’ of recently built homes. Here's what he found.

Solar gardens could be a solution for people locked out of the booming renewable energy market, experts say, as the first of its kind prepares to pay investors.

Last year I shared an article about how to calculate the break-even point on my family home’s renewable energy system. New data means an update on the ROI.

With heatwaves expected to become hotter, longer and more frequent under climate change, a more sophisticated, long-term approach to managing them is needed.

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.