Upstart electricity retailers Powershop and Diamond Energy again win 5-star rankings in independent Green Energy Guide. AGL, meanwhile, earned itself an elephant stamp.
Posted in TariffsTagged Diamond Energy, electricity prices, Powershop, retailer
Powershop, Diamond lead “new breed” of people-focused power retailers
Tagged Diamond Energy, electricity prices, Powershop, retailer
NSW solar tariff cut – reward for slashing power price peaks
NSW pricing regulator flags a cut to state's solar feed-in tariff, linked to fall in wholesale power prices rooftop solar helped deliver.
Posted in Solar, TariffsTagged feed-in tariff, FiT, IPART, rooftop solar
How I learned to slash my power bill, with solar and storage
In December 2016, I added 6.5kW of rooftop solar and a Tesla Powerwall 1 battery and became part of the Reposit Power, ACTewAGL Virtual Big Battery in Canberra. Here's what happened next.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar, TariffsTagged battery, grid credits, Reposit, rooftop solar, Tesla PowerWall
Victoria town’s breakthrough deal on network tariffs as it pursues 100% renewables
Central Victoria town achieves a breakthrough deal on network tariffs that could pave the way for a community solar farm and 100 per cent renewable energy within a few years.
Posted in Other Renewables, Solar, TariffsTagged 100 per cent renewables, electricity, Renewable Newstead, rooftop solar, tariff
New solar focused energy retailer calls for “prosumer” investors
New, solar-focused energy retailer DC Power Co is set to disrupt the market, and it hopes to be majority owned by Australia's rooftop solar households.
Posted in Solar, TariffsTagged DC Power Co, electriciy, retailer, rooftop solar, solar households
Xenophon’s SA BEST unveils community electricity co-op plan
SA BEST promises cut state power prices by up to 20%, build new renewables, with community electricity retailer scheme.
Posted in Policy, TariffsTagged Community energy, election, Nick Xenophon, SA Best, south australia
High altitude solar plant on “roof of Iran” pays off for cement company
A 1.5MW solar system installed at 2,300m is paying off for local cement manufacturer, and demonstrating ability to operate in soaring and freezing temperatures.
Posted in Solar, TariffsTagged commercial solar, Fronius, Iran
NSW smart pool pilot wins $2.5m ARENA grant
ARENA backs NSW start-up pilot to pool Australia's backyard pools: slashing their share of household energy consumption and making them work for the grid.
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, TariffsTagged Arena, demand management, demand response, Pooled Energy
NSW family hooked up to “free power,” as sonnenFlat deal rolls out across Australia
The first of the Australian households to take up the offer of “free energy” from German battery storage maker Sonnen, are having their systems installed, leaving them completely free from electricity costs for two years and paving the way for Sonnen to become a player in the national energy market.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged sonnen, sonnenflat