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.
State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar
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“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.
Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery is here, with enough grunt to charge your EV in a blackout
The Powerwall 3 has had its official launch in Australia, bringing fresh insights on its specs and special talents – and how it differs from the Powerwall 2 – and revealing the local price.
Electric hot water could tame the solar duck, boost renewables and save billions
New research finds re-configuring Australia’s off-peak hot water systems to coincide with peak daytime solar production could provide around 4,000GWh of flexible demand a year.
Clucking good power: Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm runs on solar and batteries
Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm – and one of biggest off-grid farms of any kind – is being powered completely by on-site solar and battery storage.
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.
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
Two-year trial underscores "huge potential" for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid's thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.
