The gas war still burns: “We need to think about how to stop misinformation going to households and how to get the right guidelines for people.”
“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings
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The shocking reasons why rental homes are not getting energy upgrades
A project in Melbourne that provided free energy audits and energy upgrades for private rental homes was stonewalled by real estate agents.
Power and gas retailer cops record fine for breaking door-to-door sales ban
Power and gas company Sumo will fork out $10 million for door-to-door sales in the largest ever penalty for breaches of one state's energy laws.
Retailer cops ban over “irregularities” in heat pump hot water sales
Solar Victoria has expelled an unnamed retailer from its Solar Homes program over invoicing irregularities from sales of heat pump hot water systems.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Health workers call for electrification of all public hospitals
Health care workers and medical groups are calling on the federal government to kick start what will be a marathon campaign to electrify Australia’s 700 odd public hospitals.
Canola oil producer switches on 2.8 MW solar farm to power its crushing plant entirely with PV
Flow Power says it has switched on its largest behind-the-meter project, a 2.8MW solar farm which is now providing power to a major canola oil producer in Victoria.
Postcodes with higher unemployment have higher rates of rooftop solar
Surprising new research shows rooftop solar might be providing energy certainty for those with job uncertainty.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the energy system changes
Government and industry are pushing consumers to join virtual power plants, but our energy system is full of roadblocks and disincentives.
“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.
SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy transition needs consumers to love electricity
Devrim Celal from green energy retailer Octopus explains why the energy transition will not succeed unless the proper incentives are given to use electricity at the right times.
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.
SwitchedOn Podcast: World-first community pilot to help spark the electrification of everything
A groundbreaking community pilot hopes to identify the opportunities and challenges as household electrification is scaled up across the whole country.
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.
