Energy Efficiency

Flow Power is branching into the residential market with a "technology integrated" electricity plan – and a mission to "massively step up" how consumers engage with energy.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation signs agreement with ING Australia to deliver another low-rate green loan product to fund energy efficient home upgrades.

There is a range of creative carbon reducing solutions for lovers of gas cooking, and those who hate the heat from blowy air-conditioners.

A two-year campaign led by the local community of the 2515 postcode has resulted in world-first pilot project.

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.

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.

More than 1,000 households access benefits of state energy upgrade scheme, including through new heat pump hot water systems and split system air conditioners.

Victoria will seek to lock in its energy upgrades subisdy for another 15 years, to drive investment in bill-busting energy efficiency and electrification.

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

Ausgrid says costs for community batteries are coming down with each new deployment – and they will be cost-effective without government grants.

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.

SEC trials pilot for one-stop-shop for consumers wanting to slash their energy bills by switching to all electric appliances.

Dynamic and flexible hot water management systems enable water to be heated when renewable energy is available, and could save over $6 billion in household costs.

“In 22 years I have never seen energy consumption in schools decrease”: why schools should be seen as core to Australia’s energy mix.

Apartments and houses built in the last decade are more energy efficient and easier to cool or heat, a CSIRO study has revealed.