Policy

AEMC draft rule change proposes to allow "flexible trading," where customers can hand pick different products and services for their CER. But does it hit the mark?

Local government calls for feedback on a proposal to drive rooftop solar uptake by offering a generous discount to annual council rates.

Indigenous people are presenting their case for inclusion in clean energy projects, like traditional owners from the flood-ravaged community of Wujal Wujal.

The scale of Australia's energy poverty challenge, and the opportunity it brings, demands a national fund to retrofit all social and public housing.

Federal funding totaling $41.2 million will be allocated to Australian businesses for upgrades to freezers, air conditioning and other equipment.

NSW government expands offer for low-income households in the state to swap their energy rebate for a free, fully installed 3kW rooftop solar system.

After an urgent appeal to the rooftop solar industry to meet mandatory inverter installation standards, AEMO reports "significant progress" – but plenty of room for improvement.

Tasmania has become the fourth state or territory to join up to the federal government’s plan to close energy gap on social housing.

New $100m funding round launched to help local governments electrify or boost the efficiency of public swimming pools, libraries and other community assets.

The rush to home electrification is on, with record installations of hot water heat pumps and record amounts of oversized rooftop systems to power the exodus from fossil fuels.

CCA recommends an extension to the federal SRES in its climate progress report, and wants home batteries and EV chargers included. But the federal government is not sold.

New partnership will use onsite solar and renewable energy purchased from the grid to slash the average social housing power bill by $400 a year. 

Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program, offering up to $100,000 in grant funds and access to zero-interest loans to install shared rooftop solar.

Regulator flags plans to slash rooftop solar FiT by another 33% in 2024, as midday wholesale power prices continue to be pushed down by ... rooftop solar.

Clear evidence of the harm resulting from living in hot homes points to the need to efficient, electric cooling mandatory in rental housing.

Four hundred households across five First Nations communities will have rooftop solar installed, as part of a state and federal government funded push to clean energy.