Policy

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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.

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.