Electrification

A flagship mixed-use, precinct-based solar and battery power system will highlight the benefits and challenges of deploying microgrids on the electricity network.

A joint funding initiative from the federal and ACT governments will address one of the final frontiers of universal rooftop solar uptake – apartment buildings.

Air source heat pumps are starting to eat the lunch of rooftop solar. The retailers that manage to sell and install both will come out on top.

Free online tool will help households understand when and why to electrify everything – and how the humble hot water heat pump can crush power costs.

A new rooftop solar panel coming to Australia this year promises German-made quality, good looks, and high ethical standards.

As electricity prices continue to rise, consumers are being told to shop around for the best deal. But where do you start? And how do you compare retailers?

AGL Energy bolsters efforts to improve energy affordability and protect those hardest hit by rising power prices, including through a rooftop solar fund.

Further power price hikes will deepen the divide between solar haves and have-nots. New measures are needed to make sure renters can get in on the action.

Solar Homes battery rebate will close to applications in just over one month's time, as the scheme switches to a zero interest loan offering instead.

Some 75% of residential rooftop solar systems are not passing on the full extent of electricity bill savings they are capable of delivering. Why – and what can be done?

If we assume most of our existing homes are below-par on energy performance, we will need to retrofit to more than 45 homes every hour between now and 2050.