Policy

New home battery? Great! Now switch it off until July

You can buy a battery, have it installed, wired up and connected to the grid. But if you want the…

April 14, 2025

Labor’s plan for cheaper home batteries ushers in new age of consumer power

Federal Labor unveils $2.3bn plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that takes in…

April 7, 2025

Rooftop solar market in limbo as consumers await home battery policy reveal

Rooftop solar installs hit the doldrums as consumers wait to see what the major parties are offering on home battery…

April 4, 2025

What will the “sun tax” cost households? Solar tariffs hold steady as export charges kick in

State pricing regulator factors "sun tax" into draft feed-in tariff estimates, with more than 300,000 solar households set to pay…

February 24, 2025

SwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transition

Climate Council's Greg Bourne says a new focus on community energy projects and electrification will address some of the missing…

February 4, 2025

CEC suspends big-name solar inverters from list of approved rebate products

Clean Energy Council suspends several big-brand inverters from its list of approved products, rendering them ineligible for use in federal…

January 24, 2025

Nothing new under the sun: A long history of missed chances to build sustainable homes

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

January 15, 2025

Regulator nets big fish for creation of false solar rebate statements

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

January 14, 2025

“Nightmare:” Energy tariffs that are blowing out bills, blindsiding consumers

Regulator report finds that little-understood but increasingly common demand tariffs can add up to $800 to an annual electricity bill,…

December 20, 2024

“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings

The gas war still burns: “We need to think about how to stop misinformation going to households and how to…

December 17, 2024