One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Report finds switching to electric reverse cycle split system heating is either cheaper than reinstalling gas or pays back the difference in bill savings in as little as 10 weeks.
Australian home battery and smart inverter outfit announces launch of “next generation” product range, six months after a brief stint in voluntary administration.
A community-led effort to electrify 500 homes in New South Wales has won millions in federal government funding, weeks ahead of its official launch in November.
Victoria will seek to lock in its energy upgrades subisdy for another 15 years, to drive investment in bill-busting energy efficiency and electrification.
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 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?
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.
Victorian government firms plans for the phase out of fossil gas hot water and heating, just days after it was slammed for back-tracking on the policy.
CEC approval of the module marks the first in stock in Australia to deliver that sort of power capacity in a standard residential size – and it’s not going unnoticed by local industry.
