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State says solar rebate for rental homes should start slashing tenant bills by end of year
Sophie Vorrath15 Apr 20250 comments

State confirms rooftop solar subsidies for rental properties to be implemented by end of year, in move expected to save renters up to $700 a year.

Battery/Storage, Policy
New home battery? Great! Now switch it off until July
Finn Peacock14 Apr 20250 comments

You can buy a battery, have it installed, wired up and connected to the grid. But if you want the rebate you’re not allowed to switch it on. What is this madness?

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
Labor’s plan for cheaper home batteries ushers in new age of consumer power
Sophie Vorrath7 Apr 20250 comments

Federal Labor unveils $2.3bn plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that takes in small business, community groups and off-grid homes.

Policy, Solar
Rooftop solar market in limbo as consumers await home battery policy reveal
Sophie Vorrath4 Apr 20250 comments

Rooftop solar installs hit the doldrums as consumers wait to see what the major parties are offering on home battery discounts at the federal election.

Policy, Solar
What will the “sun tax” cost households? Solar tariffs hold steady as export charges kick in
Sophie Vorrath24 Feb 20250 comments

State pricing regulator factors "sun tax" into draft feed-in tariff estimates, with more than 300,000 solar households set to pay rooftop export fees starting in July.

Electrification, News, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transition
Anne Delaney4 Feb 20250 comments

Climate Council's Greg Bourne says a new focus on community energy projects and electrification will address some of the missing links in the green energy transition.

Policy, Solar
CEC suspends big-name solar inverters from list of approved rebate products
Sophie Vorrath24 Jan 20250 comments

Clean Energy Council suspends several big-brand inverters from its list of approved products, rendering them ineligible for use in federal and state rebate schemes.

Energy Efficiency, Policy
Nothing new under the sun: A long history of missed chances to build sustainable homes
Julie Collins & Lyrian Daniel15 Jan 20250 comments

A 1944 report recommended the Australian government should encourage the building of more climate-responsive and healthy homes. So, what happened?

Policy, Solar
Regulator nets big fish for creation of false solar rebate statements
Joshua S Hill14 Jan 20250 comments

One of Australia's biggest rooftop solar retailers and installers revealed as the subject of compliance action for making false rebate submissions.

Policy, Tariffs
“Nightmare:” Energy tariffs that are blowing out bills, blindsiding consumers
Sophie Vorrath20 Dec 20240 comments

Regulator report finds that little-understood but increasingly common demand tariffs can add up to $800 to an annual electricity bill, often without any warning.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy
“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings
Anne Delaney17 Dec 20240 comments

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.”

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gas
Anne Delaney16 Dec 20240 comments

IEEFA's Amandine Denis-Ryan explains why new gas supplies are not needed in the long term, and why we urgently need a nationwide plan for electrification.

Policy, Solar
Warrant to monitor solar retailer as regulator cracks down on rooftop compliance
Sophie Vorrath11 Dec 20240 comments

Clean Energy Regulator issues fresh reminder to follow the rules governing the rooftop solar industry or face exclusion from the federal rebate scheme.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy
The shocking reasons why rental homes are not getting energy upgrades
Anne Delaney10 Dec 20240 comments

A project in Melbourne that provided free energy audits and energy upgrades for private rental homes was stonewalled by real estate agents.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn podcast: How real estate agents stonewalled renewable upgrades for private renters
Anne Delaney10 Dec 20240 comments

Alastair Matcott worked on a project that provided free energy audits and free renewable energy upgrades for private renters and investors. But it failed because they were stonewalled by real estate companies and industry bodies.

News, Policy
Power and gas retailer cops record fine for breaking door-to-door sales ban
Rachel Ward6 Dec 20240 comments

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.

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