Tariffs

Monash University study finds retailer incentives and tariff design will have key roles to play in making households smarter about power use.

AEMC recommends an accelerated program to install smart meters at all homes and small businesses in the NEM by 2030.

A data-driven, objective look at how 6.3kW of solar and a Tesla Powerwall have performed technically and financially over four years – with an EV added to the mix.

Rooftop solar can work well for homes in remote First Nations communities – and stop them being cut off from power. So why isn't it widely available?

Free online tool will help households understand when and why to electrify everything – and how the humble hot water heat pump can crush power costs.

NSW solar households could get slightly less for the solar they export to the grid come July, despite forecasts of a further jump in power prices.

As electricity prices continue to rise, consumers are being told to shop around for the best deal. But where do you start? And how do you compare retailers?

AGL Energy bolsters efforts to improve energy affordability and protect those hardest hit by rising power prices, including through a rooftop solar fund.

New online simulator calculates the big savings – in dollars and emissions – households can make by getting off gas and upgrading their thermal efficiency.

Customers of Savant Energy will be powered by local solar farms as part of a new vertically integrated renewable energy business.

PowerPlay plans to use a tokenised system to share the benefits of cheap renewables with people currently excluded from using rooftop solar.

AER all but bans use of zero export limits for rooftop solar households, with strict new rules for network companies and a new layer of customer protections.

Is this the biggest Tesla Solar Roof installed yet? It may be. And when combined with six Powerwalls it's a nice little earner as part of a Hawaiian VPP.

In a new house, it's a whole new world of home energy management and "electrification" possibilities as we shoot for net zero grid electricity.

Electricity prices look set to go up again in winter and consumers are justified in asking: why is this happening? And is there an end in sight?

In a move that bucks the trend, pricing regulator proposes boosting regional solar feed-in tariff from 9.3c/kWh to 12.9c/kWh, starting in July.