A groundbreaking retail electricity trial is offering to pay customers to curtail their rooftop solar exports when prices are negative.
How one state is flipping the sun tax and offering to pay households to dial down solar
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“Cheapest domestic energy there’s ever been:” How rooftop solar has slashed bills for all
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.
Home battery installs are taking off, report says. A federal rebate would make them rocket
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.
Smart tech, dumb assumptions: Why energy consumers don’t behave like the industry expects
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.
Commercial rooftop solar is booming – but is household PV a victim of its own success?
Commercial rooftop solar had its best year of growth in 2024, but there is a cloud over the residential sector. Changes are afoot.
State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar
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.
“We don’t have a power bill and the EV charges for free:” Why we went off grid in Brisbane
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.
Hidden cost of rooftop solar? Actually, networks spend next to nothing on managing exports
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.
Rooftop solar: Australia celebrates “momentous” milestone as 4 million households tap cheapest power
Australia has notched up a new renewable energy milestone, with the number of households around the country to have installed rooftop solar passing the four million mark.
Home battery discounts of up to $2,400 finally arrive, to slash bills and crush coal
Five months after it was first announced, NSW launches its home battery incentive, offering up to $2,400 discounts on solar storage and rebates to join VPPs.
The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy future
A two-year campaign led by the local community of the 2515 postcode has resulted in world-first pilot project.
“Truly a world first:” Grass roots suburban electrification pilot wins federal funding
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.
Electrification subsidy extended to 2045 to help shift consumers in most gas dependent state
Victoria will seek to lock in its energy upgrades subisdy for another 15 years, to drive investment in bill-busting energy efficiency and electrification.
Gas ban still missing, but NSW Labor’s message on electrification is crystal clear
NSW Labor's Consumer Energy Strategy doesn't include a gas phaseout plan, yet, but its message is clear: you're better off going electric.
“Cowardly decision:” Victorian Labor flinches on fossil exit, says gas cooktops can stay
A ban on new gas cooktops is off the table in Victoria, with the state government backing away from an across the board phaseout of all new gas appliances in homes.
“There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick
In an unassuming factory in an Adelaide industrial precinct, 5B is walking the talk on making solar in Australia. In this case, not cells or modules, but solar Mavericks.
