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Home batteries and rebates: What you need to know
Anne Delaney20 Jun 20250 comments

How to choose the right battery, why VPP (Virtual Power Plant) compatibility matters, what the rebate covers, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Australia podcast: Tesla driving sparkie’s guide to home batteries and rebates
Anne Delaney19 Jun 20250 comments

Tesla-driving sparkie from Get Off Gas, Brendan Lang, breaks down the key things to consider before buying a battery, from system sizing and blackout protection to VPPs and rebates.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Solar
Energy retailer offers cash-back deal to customers who add solar, batteries
Joshua S Hill13 Jun 20250 comments

Australian electricity and gas retailer offers customers cash-back reward for investing in solar and/or battery solutions, through a new partnership.

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Electrification
State dangles extra $400 discount for heat pump hot water systems made in Australia
Joshua S Hill10 Jun 20250 comments

Government announces an extra $400 rebate for households who opt for an Australian-made heat pump hot water system through state subsidy scheme.

Electrification
Heat pumps have become the norm in Germany’s new homes
Sören Amelang5 Jun 20250 comments

New data shows the climate-friendly heating technology was installed in record number of new homes in 2024.

Electrification, Policy
State opens up electrification one-stop-shops to all households getting off gas
Joshua S Hill29 May 20250 comments

After a range of select postcode trials, state government opens its Electric Home Planner service to all households seeking advice on how to get off gas.

Communities, Electrification, Podcasts, Tariffs
SwitchedOn: Green claims on trial – parents take on a major greenhouse gas emitter
Anne Delaney28 May 20250 comments

The not-for-profit that took on EnergyAustralia and forced it to admit that its carbon offset product failed to eliminate the harms of burning fossil fuels.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency
Affordable housing about “taking away gas bills, giving people control of their electricity”
Sebastian Tan18 May 20250 comments

Balancing the higher upfront cost of energy efficient homes with their long-term savings on power bills is a challenge in the rush to build affordable housing.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Policy
Energy upgrade scheme extended to provide “rock solid” signal to electrify homes
Sophie Vorrath15 May 20250 comments

Legislation to extend Victoria's market-based energy efficiency subsidy scheme by a further 15 years has passed through state parliament.

Electrification
More households want to go full electric – but too many still don’t know how
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson14 May 20250 comments

Study finds more than one in three households are considering quitting gas to save money and the environment, while the number of people resisting the switch has fallen.

Electrification, Tariffs
Big three energy giant offers new retail choice in regional Queensland
Joshua S Hill9 May 20250 comments

Retailer extends to parts of regional Queensland, offering consumers something that "hasn't been an option for a long period of time:" choice.

Electrification
From shared gas to shared savings: How this inner Melbourne apartment block electrified
Lloyd Heathfield6 May 20250 comments

How a block of 18 apartments cut its energy bills by more than $17,000 a year and is on-track to deliver a complete return on investment in under two years.

Electrification, Podcasts, Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Finding the right electricity plan is hard. This startup is making it easy
Anne Delaney6 May 20250 comments

Frustrated by his own experience trying switch electricity retailers, Matt Peterson has gone into business trying to save people time and, potentially, quite a lot of money.

Electrification, Podcasts, Policy, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Batteries, not band-aids, key to cost-of-living energy cure
Anne Delaney30 Apr 20250 comments

Community independent Nicolette Boele explains how better climate and energy policy could help tackle Australia’s cost-of-living and housing crises.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Can you go off-grid in the city? This inner Sydney home comes close
Poppy Johnston30 Apr 20250 comments

The pursuit of water and energy self-sufficiency on a small block in a densely-populated area has posed a host of challenges for one green home enthusiast.

Electrification, Policy
State government pilot extends electrification one-stop-shops to more suburbs
Joshua S Hill29 Apr 20250 comments

State trial of one-stop-shops for households wanting to go all electric gets expanded to two new local government areas in Victoria.

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