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Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans

Tasmania’s opposition party pledges $20m to zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for households and businesses to finance…

April 7, 2021

Labor home battery plan could slash electricity bills by up to 80%: report

Smart Energy Council report finds ALP battery rebate and finance policies could combine with existing solar rebates to deliver massive…

May 1, 2019

Solar policy support: A vote catcher or a corner turned?

It's great to see renewables get some election-time policy attention in a way that makes consumers part of the transition.…

March 5, 2019

Two million Australian households now have rooftop solar – and they vote

As Australia notches up a new milestone of 2 million rooftop solar homes, new CEC data shows that the top…

December 3, 2018

Victoria rooftop solar rebate to be extended to renters, if Labor re-elected

Victoria Labor says it will extend its rooftop solar rebate to the state’s tens of thousands of renters, if re-elected…

November 8, 2018

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.

February 27, 2018