More than 100 organisations and individuals join push to increase minimum energy efficiency requirements for new homes – a small level-up with big pay-offs.
Call to raise bar on energy efficiency for new-build homes, put an end to “glorified tents”
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“Milestone” as first home quits gas in town’s shift to electrification
Horizon Power’s plan to shift an entire town off the reticulated gas network made its start this week, with the first household transitioned to all-electric.
Regulator updates rooftop solar rules to allow for multiple installers
Clean Energy Regulator announces small but important change to rules governing the installation of rooftop solar under the federal SRES rebate scheme.
Rooftop solar installer cops fine, loses accreditation, over rebate fraud
Canberra-based solar installer fined and stripped of accreditation after being convicted of providing false or misleading documents to get solar rebate.
Recycling centre tests solar system made of second-hand panels in landmark pilot
A waste and recycling centre in regional New South Wales has become the testing ground for a groundbreaking solar project – the installation of an 8kW PV system using second-hand panels.
Market chaos drives home battery boom, but supply and inequity could be a problem
Australia is finally having the home battery boom it has been anticipating for years, courtesy of an electricity market in crisis. But can supply keep up? And who gets left behind?
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 in 2021-22.
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 reverse the renewable price trend.
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 government.
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 for Solar program, in its 2022-23 budget.
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.
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 as a whole.
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 from a distant source that can be cut off.
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 abrupt halt.
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 reduction in the rebate to take effect soon.
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 government.
