Policy

Why community-owned renewables should lead Australia’s Covid-19 recovery plans

Independent MP Helen Haines leading regional groups arguing that community energy - including wind, solar and battery storage - should…

June 8, 2020

Morrison’s $25,000 grant could deliver full energy retrofit for social housing

Morrison's 'renovation rescue' stimulus ignores the opportunity to vastly improve living conditions for some of Australia’s most vulnerable communities. How…

June 5, 2020

Microgrid feasibility funding awarded to 17 projects in round one of federal scheme

First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial…

June 5, 2020

NSW paves way for more – and bigger – rooftop solar systems

NSW government unveils further relaxations to renewable energy development policy, paving way for installation of larger residential and commercial rooftop…

April 24, 2020

ESB paints future of two-sided electricity market – but what does it mean for consumers?

What, exactly, is a two-sided wholesale electricity market? And will it really be good for consumers, or just sound like…

April 23, 2020

Solar Victoria expands battery rebate scheme to pave way for VPPs

Solar Victoria says it will expand its home battery rebate scheme starting July to encourage the aggregation of distributed battery…

April 22, 2020

Thousands pile in to S.A. home battery scheme before subsidy winds back

More than 5,000 solar households apply for battery storage subsidy in just five weeks, in a last-minute rush to access…

April 17, 2020

Australians installed 22,661 home battery systems in 2019

Australian households invested in almost two-and-a-half “Big Batteries” worth of home energy storage in 2019, installing 22,661 systems over the…

April 16, 2020

Northern Territory offers $6,000 grant for home batteries, cuts solar tariff

Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the…

April 5, 2020

Rooftop solar scores another big month, but Covid-19 clouds future

Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as…

April 2, 2020