Energy Efficiency

How homes can shift their energy needs from gas to clean electricity

A new online tool is now available to assist households make the switch from gas to electric appliances - which…

September 7, 2020

Mojo Power teams with Carbontrack to help customers control energy costs

Mojo Power joins forces with Carbontrack to give customers ability to monitor and control electricity usage remotely and gain better…

September 3, 2020

House hunters in the dark on energy ratings – and the average is pathetically low

Most Australian homes have been built to notoriously poor standards, and house hunters find it near impossible to find basic…

September 3, 2020

Aldi Australia says it will be 100 per cent renewable by end of 2021

Aldi pledges to source 100% renewable electricity for its Australian operations by as early as 2021, after rolling out almost…

August 26, 2020

How a small town solved five key barriers to a 100 per cent renewable energy supply

There are five key barriers to scaling renewable energy supply in Australia, and this is how the Newstead model addresses…

August 21, 2020

How solar, EV chargers and “greening” of a Cairns resort has slashed costs – and boosted profits

From switching to LED lights to installing solar and EV charge points, the "greening" of the Cairns Gateway Resort has…

August 20, 2020

ACT free energy advice program extended to renters

ACT government extends free energy advice program to renters in bid to cut power costs for more people working from…

July 30, 2020

We lost our house in summer bushfires. Now we’re going underground and off the grid

Don Pattison lost his house and just about everything in it during the horrific fire season of 2019/20. But this…

July 7, 2020

Adelaide start-up aims to boost household energy ratings off the plan

Software that uses artificial intelligence to analyse building designs to maximise energy efficiency prior to construction is being launched across…

June 24, 2020

Australia has failed on energy efficiency – and governments have hidden the truth

The structure of Australia's national productivity plan has made it possible for governments to hide how badly we are travelling…

June 23, 2020