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Rooftop solar installers warned they will be sidelined if they fail to comply with strict new inverter installation standards.

A deep dive into how the 2023-24 federal budget will help homes and businesses drive down their energy costs and cut their reliance on fossil fuels.

Audit finds less than 30% of newly installed inverters for solar, batteries and EV chargers are configured to meet new standards crucial to grid integration.

New online simulator calculates the big savings – in dollars and emissions – households can make by getting off gas and upgrading their thermal efficiency.

AER all but bans use of zero export limits for rooftop solar households, with strict new rules for network companies and a new layer of customer protections.

Home batteries were installed in record numbers across Australia in 2022. We look at the data behind the sales and see who's installing what, where, and why.

A microgrid with every element carefully matched to its circumstances, including the rooftop PV mounting system, starts powering an off-grid wilderness sanctuary.

The Clean Energy Regulator thinks 2023 could be a record year for small solar installations - and batteries are on the up as well.

"More holes than Swiss cheese!" Network proposed solar tariffs might not hit bills too hard to start with, but the cost of rushing them through could be high.

For an energy industry veteran, the journey to electrifying my home was more challenging than expected. Here are my top tips to make it easier.

Solar installers are reporting big increases in home battery sales – even though for many households the economic equation has hardly shifted. So what's changed?

But Australian residential solar systems still offer some of the lowest costs in the world – particularly compared to today's grid and gas prices.

Induction stoves offer major benefits over gas, but home cooks face barriers in making the switch

Pressure is growing on solar households to maximise self-consumption of their rooftop PV as regulators chip away at the value of solar exports.

Three NSW electricity networks are planning to introduce rooftop solar export tariffs from 2024. Here's how they're proposing to do it.

Tasmania’s King Island will boost its renewable energy supply – and further slash its use of diesel fuel – with the addition of a 1.5MW solar farm.