Policy

Heat pump installs surge to record highs as households go electric, quit gas

The rush to home electrification is on, with record installations of hot water heat pumps and record amounts of oversized…

December 6, 2023

CCA calls for rooftop solar subsidy extension, include home batteries and EV chargers

CCA recommends an extension to the federal SRES in its climate progress report, and wants home batteries and EV chargers…

December 1, 2023

New scheme uses rooftop solar, grid renewables to slash social housing power bills

New partnership will use onsite solar and renewable energy purchased from the grid to slash the average social housing power…

November 29, 2023

Solar apartments: Registrations open for $100,000 grants and zero interest loans

Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program, offering up to $100,000 in grant funds and access to zero-interest loans to…

November 24, 2023

Rooftop solar feed-in tariffs to be slashed another 33 pct as duck curve grows

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

November 22, 2023

Too many renters swelter through summer. Efficient cooling should be the law for rental homes

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

November 22, 2023

Governments tip millions into solar for renters, regions and First Nations communities

Four hundred households across five First Nations communities will have rooftop solar installed, as part of a state and federal…

November 17, 2023

Solar switch-off: How AEMO took control of rooftop PV – and why it didn’t need to

AEMO’s state-by-state approach to controlling rooftop solar leaves consumers worse off through greater complexity and higher costs. There are smarter…

November 16, 2023

VPPs could save billions, tame the solar duck – and nix the big solar button

A three-year project led by AEMO has underscored the huge benefits promised by the coordinated participation of consumer energy resources…

October 18, 2023

Rooftop solar rebate adjusts, again, to allow for double dipping

Solar Homes scheme adjusted, again, this time to allow double dipping on the rebate offered on rooftop PV panels, under…

October 12, 2023