Policy

Rooftop solar tariff jumps nearly 40 pct in Tasmania as power crisis continues

Tasmanian Economic Regulator sets state's rooftop solar feed-in tariff for 2022-2023 to a minimum rate of 8.8c/kWh, up from 6.5c/kWh…

June 23, 2022

NSW regulator nearly doubles rooftop solar tariff as coal and gas prices soar

NSW pricing regulator almost doubles rooftop solar feed-in tariff benchmark for the state as coal and gas prices and outages…

June 15, 2022

NSW extends “free” rooftop solar offer to one million low-income households

NSW expands solar rebate scheme for low income households, as well as efficiency upgrades, taking opposite tack to SA Labor…

June 8, 2022

Industry stunned as SA Labor dumps home battery subsidy and solar switch program

South Australia’s newly elected Labor government says it will dump the state’s Home Battery Scheme, as well as its Switch…

June 3, 2022

School-based solar and battery virtual power plant pilot kicks off in NSW

Sixty public schools in New South Wales will host Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery storage, and VPP technology. 

May 19, 2022

Study finds your new apartment may not be as energy efficient as you think

Energy rating profiles for more than 5,500 apartment developments across Australia found some clusters of apartments well below the complex…

May 9, 2022

Russia doesn’t know it, but it’s making a strong case for local energy

Russia's actions underscore the value of microgrids – energy under control of local community, government, business or even household. Not…

May 5, 2022

Australian rooftop solar installs suffer one of biggest monthly falls in April

New data shows rooftop solar installs charted a 26% month-on-month decline in April, bringing two months of growth to an…

May 5, 2022

Home batteries “going gang-busters” in Victoria, but rebate faces cut

Victorian households wishing to get a $3,500 discount on a battery system will have to get in quickly, with a…

May 4, 2022

Why this state government is kicking gas out of a big coastal community

An entire community of households and businesses is in the process of quitting the reticulated gas network, backed by state…

April 28, 2022