New research shows postcodes with higher rates of unemployed have higher rates of rooftop solar, because it provides energy certainty for those with job uncertainty.
Unemployment is one of the strongest factors driving rooftop solar
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“Not a good look:” CEC trips up on day one in new role, promises to do better
Clean Energy Council gets off to less than ideal start to its "new and improved" SRES product listing service, after badly bungling a registration on day one.
Solar product accreditation stays with CEC, on condition of “new and improved” service
Clean Energy Council retains the job of managing the list of products that can participate in the federal rooftop solar rebate, on the condition it lifts its game.
Adapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to survive
A leading UK tech company provides a platform that gives consumers incentives to help balance their use of green electricity when it's abundant and when it's not.
Real community batteries are uninsurable in energy game of “snakes and ladders”
Village Power are the latest community energy group to be knocked back for asset insurance for their community battery.
Ban back in place for rooftop solar certificate trading platform
A suspension order preventing online trading platform Greenbot from generating certificates through the federal rooftop solar rebate has been reinstated.
Consumers need simpler energy bills, not more complicated tariffs
ECA opposes making time-of-use tariffs mandatory and wants a minimum three-year transition period for households to move to cost-reflective pricing.
AGL offers cheap finance to get batteries into homes – and homes into its VPP
AGL Energy dangles a new carrot to entice customers to join its virtual power plant, which it hopes will reach 1.6GW of combined capacity by 2027.
“They will be cost effective:” Ausgrid defends network roll-out of community batteries
Ausgrid says costs for community batteries are coming down with each new deployment – and they will be cost-effective without government grants.
Community batteries still need grants, but are crucial for energy transition
Zero Emissions Noosa report argues community batteries can provide quick and flexible responses without social licence problems, high cost, and delivery problems of large scale projects.
Two EVs and a heated pool: The first family to install a Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery in Australia
The first family to install a Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery in Australia expects a quick payback. "We're spending about $5000 a year on power and we're expecting that to disappear."
Why only “smart” hot water systems should qualify for government subsidies
Dynamic and flexible hot water management systems enable water to be heated when renewable energy is available, and could save over $6 billion in household costs.
Mayor promises Australia’s biggest community-led renewable bulk buy to cut bills
Lord Mayor pledges to establish Australia's largest community-led bulk purchasing program for renewable energy, which he says will reduce bills.
Why are there still so many gas heaters? An online ‘one-stop-shop’ will take pain out of energy upgrades
Upgrade IQ helps householders get what they want – a comfortable home that costs less to run.
Ban on door-knocking for efficiency and electrification upgrades comes into play
A ban on door-knockers pushing energy saving products and appliances has come into effect, as part of a crackdown on "nuisance marketing" and dodgy energy sales tactics.
The future could be brighter: Why we need energy performance standards for LED lights
Minimum energy performance standards for LED lights - common in Australia homes and businesses - were off the agenda of government energy ministers last week.
