Efficient electric air conditioners will help more than 600 households in the remote NT to keep cooler during the warm months and warmer during the cold nights.
Remote social housing to get $10m efficient electric heating and cooling
Energy Efficiency
SwitchedOn podcast: The future could be even brighter
Energy Efficiency Council's Jeremy Sung discusses energy standards for lighting and heat pumps and the federal government's Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap.
The future could be brighter: Why we need energy performance standards for LED lights
Minimum energy performance standards for LED lights - common in Australia homes and businesses - were off the agenda of government energy ministers last week.
“We don’t want another pink batts:” Why quality installation matters as much as the hot water heat pump you choose
National minimum energy performance standards for hot water heat pumps are just the start to ensure consumers are protected from shonky hot water systems.
Light-bulb moment for energy savings with halogens to be phased out
Using more efficient, longer-lasting light bulbs required by tougher minimum energy performance standards could save homes and businesses thousands of dollars.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Households need information, not just discounted ‘green finance’
CEFC's Grace Tam on how green finance can turbo charge household electrification – and why access to service providers and information is just as important.
New tools for lenders to assess the climate risks of 11 million homes
A data-rich tool will gauge the energy efficiency and climate profile of the nation's 11 million homes, with some already too risky for mortgage lenders.
Switch to electric heat pump heating and avoid freezing with gas
Rather than freezing through a gas shortage, we can get our homes off gas, be safer, healthier and more comfortable, and ease our cost of living.
New York high-rise uses heat pumps and waste heat to cut fossil fuels
The cutting-edge, state-backed project could be a model for other big buildings sprinting to comply with the city’s building decarbonisation law.
Governments tip $63 million into electrification, efficiency for thousands in social housing
Federal and state governments announce $63.2 million partnership designed to provide energy upgrades for remote and regional social housing properties.
How ‘a suburban dad’ made his house carbon negative and even displaces other people’s fossil fuels
Motivated by wanting to show what householders can achieve, Brody Kenrick upgraded his house to generate clean energy for the grid, reduce emissions and make money for his family.
SwitchedOn podcast: The fully electric home that makes money and cuts emissions
Brody Kenrick's house is an inspiring example of what can be achieved when it can produce and store energy.
“A game changer:” Energy rating scheme to expand to shopping centres, hotels, hospitals
More commercial buildings will be mandated to disclose their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new government proposals.
Victoria is raising rental efficiency standards – it’s good news for tenants and the environment
Victorian government's proposed new minimum standards will greatly improve quality and comfort of rental housing. They will also make it cheaper to live in.
Talks underway to set minimum standards for “very energy inefficient” rental properties
Consultation on new minimum energy efficiency standards for rental properties opens door to major bill savings for renters and vulnerable.
Promised $1 billion in home energy upgrades yet to reach a single household
The $1 billion allocated to Australia's green bank for household energy upgrades is yet to reach a single home, a senate budget hearing has been told.
