State budgets $5.9m for strategic review of long-running energy efficiency rebate, to focus it on helping households and businesses to get off gas.
State energy efficiency rebates to focus on electrification and getting homes off gas
Ban on solar “nuisance marketing” extends to energy upgrade cold-calls and door-knocking
Participants in the Victorian Energy Upgrades scheme are now banned from unsolicited telemarketing, and face a ban on door-knocking from August 01.
Rooftop solar growth nears record levels, led by Queensland and commercial installs
For a typically slow month, April 2024 has neared record levels of new rooftop solar installs thanks to an early Easter and a strong showing from the Sunshine State.
Home electrification rebate flooded with interest as gas exodus gears up
State government-backed rebate designed to install bulk residential rooftop PV and electric hot water has attracted bids for almost four times the funding on offer.
Home battery rebate gets major boost as demand for solar storage surges
Huge demand sees another $6 million added to the budget for the Battery Booster rebate, which offers an up to $4,000 discount on home energy storage.
As rooftop solar systems get bigger, home battery systems are getting smaller
The latest annual Australian Battery Market Report from SunWiz has turned up an interesting trend for 2023: shrinking average battery capacity of household systems.
Energy retailer offers rebates to help customers say goodbye to fossil gas
A leading Australian energy retailer urges its tens of thousands of residential gas customers to go electric, in a deal that offers to wipe the network disconnection cost.
Australia’s biggest coal grid sets rooftop solar pace as market reboots for 2024
Australia’s rooftop PV market is still in the process of ramping up in the new year, with the early Easter break putting an extra dampener on growth.
Booming heat pump hot water market prompts crackdown on compliance and safety
Inspections and audits of newly installed heat pump hot water systems are expected to ramp up across Victoria to ensure standards are being met.
Network sizes up three country towns for “stand alone” microgrids to boost resilience
Three regional towns are being considered for battery backed stand-alone microgrids that would “island” the communities in the event of a major power outage.
