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Network company that first called for “sun tax” introduces household solar export tariffs
Sophie Vorrath8 Jul 20250 comments

The network company that first called for the introduction of rooftop solar export tariffs has this month started charging the so-called "sun tax" to retailers on its grid.

Battery/Storage, Featured
Cheaper Home Batteries: What you need to know about the game-changing rebate
Sophie Vorrath30 Jun 20250 comments

As the landmark policy arrives in a cloud of dust, signed off by the Governor-General on Saturday, we take a fresh look at the ins and outs of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Featured
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, Featured, Policy
Federal and state battery rebates combine to reach five times as many households
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20250 comments

Federal and WA Labor agree to stack their respective home battery incentive schemes – but not in the way many might have hoped, and with a VPP twist.

Featured, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
“Sun tax” state bucks trend and raises solar feed-in tariff, Victoria sets floor at zero
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20250 comments

State pricing regulator achieves rare feat of setting benchmark solar feed-in tariff higher, and not lower, than the year before. Down south, it's a zero sum game.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy
Regulator warns battery cowboys on dodgy sales tactics and rebate rule breaking
Sophie Vorrath28 May 20250 comments

Clean Energy Regulator warns there will be zero tolerance of home battery rebate cowboys, as the industry readies for one of the biggest boom-times it's ever seen.

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Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar
Can cheaper home batteries crack the VPP nut? Data shows consumers still “not interested”
Sophie Vorrath22 May 20250 comments

New data reveals just how few solar and battery households are opting in to virtual power plants. Can government incentives change consumers' minds?

Battery/Storage, Featured
Australia’s new top-selling home battery is a brand you’ve probably never heard of
Sophie Vorrath29 Apr 20250 comments

A home battery that made its debut in Australia less than two years ago has grabbed top spot for market share in March, while Tesla's Powerwall tumbles down the rankings.

Featured, Solar
How one state is flipping the sun tax and offering to pay households to dial down solar
Sophie Vorrath17 Apr 20250 comments

A groundbreaking retail electricity trial is offering to pay customers to curtail their rooftop solar exports when prices are negative.

Featured, Solar
“Cheapest domestic energy there’s ever been:” How rooftop solar has slashed bills for all
Sophie Vorrath27 Mar 20250 comments

Data used to showcase the downward impact of renewable energy on power prices contained a stunning and timely reminder: nothing has crushed household energy bills like rooftop solar.

Battery/Storage, Featured
Home battery installs are taking off, report says. A federal rebate would make them rocket
Sophie Vorrath17 Mar 20250 comments

New data shows home battery installations had a bumper second half in 2024 – but still only a fraction of solar homes have invested in storage.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Featured, News, Software/Gadgets
Smart tech, dumb assumptions: Why energy consumers don’t behave like the industry expects
Anne Delaney7 Mar 20250 comments

The energy industry needs to design products and services that align with how people actually live, rather than expecting them to fundamentally change their behaviour to fit industry models.

Featured, Solar
Commercial rooftop solar is booming – but is household PV a victim of its own success?
Sophie Vorrath6 Mar 20250 comments

Commercial rooftop solar had its best year of growth in 2024, but there is a cloud over the residential sector. Changes are afoot.

Battery/Storage, Featured
State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar
Sophie Vorrath24 Feb 20250 comments

Rebates of $5,000 per household, or $7,500 for regional households, are being promised in one of Australia's most rooftop solar-heavy states.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar
“We don’t have a power bill and the EV charges for free:” Why we went off grid in Brisbane
From a Contributor29 Jan 20250 comments

If energy regulators and retailers fail to keep up with technology, more people will have to pay for the policy failures that do not incentivise people like me to remain on the grid. 

Featured, Solar
Hidden cost of rooftop solar? Actually, networks spend next to nothing on managing exports
Sophie Vorrath19 Dec 20240 comments

Have you heard the one about non-solar homes paying the cost to networks of accommodating solar households? New report from regulator suggests it's not a thing.

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