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- Green mortgage clients saving tens of thousands on home loans Mon, 6 Jan 25, 5:44amAn energy-efficient home can save you thousands of dollars in power bills each year, but the initial outlay for solar or batteries is expensive. Luckily, there are a few ways to pay for it.
- Green loans offer cheap option to make houses more efficient Mon, 6 Jan 25, 5:44amAn energy-efficient home can save you thousands of dollars in power bills each year, but the initial outlay for solar or batteries is expensive. Luckily, there are a few ways to pay for it.
- Controversial $4.8b Snowy 2.0 transmission project gets federal approval Thu, 19 Dec 24, 6:47amThe federal government has green-lit a southern NSW project that will form a key part of its plan to connect more renewable energy to the grid.
- Sydney woman fights to make inner-city house off-grid Wed, 18 Dec 24, 11:52amDr Laura Ryan's ambitious plan is one step closer, with her local council announcing it is reviewing rules that prevent owners from putting solar panels on street-facing roofs.
- Sydney woman's council fight to make inner-city house off-grid Wed, 18 Dec 24, 11:52amDr Laura Ryan's ambitious plan is one step closer, with her local council announcing it is reviewing rules that prevent owners from putting solar panels on street-facing roofs.
- Redflow was the great hope of Australian manufacturing. Its collapse left customers with broken batteries Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:30amRedflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.
- Collapse of Australian battery manufacturer leaves jaded customers with broken goods Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:30amRedflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.
- How a promising Australian battery manufacturer went bust, leaving jaded customers with broken goods Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:30amRedflow had political backing and a soaring ambition to sell energy storage to the world, but its $10,000 batteries regularly failed within months of installation leaving customers out of pocket.
- Majority of regional residents impacted by renewables are supportive, survey finds Fri, 29 Nov 24, 7:23amA nationwide survey by Farmers for Climate Action has found 70 per cent of residents living in areas affected by green energy projects are supportive of them.
- As household solar and batteries grow in Australia, a new market is emerging and a few players want to control it Tue, 26 Nov 24, 5:55amHousehold clean tech set-ups like solar and batteries can mean huge savings. But what's sitting behind the meter may become the most valuable asset as a new energy market emerges.
- A mega energy project would bring 8,000 workers to the outback. What are the odds of it going ahead? Tue, 26 Nov 24, 8:30amPlans lodged with WA's Environmental Protection Authority this month will bring wild transformation to an ancient desert landscape. Experts, who note the proposed scale is "incredible", say the idea has a lot going for it.
- Is Tasmania in an energy crisis? Thu, 24 Oct 24, 11:26amThe driest year since 1934 in Tasmania's catchments has forced the state-owned hydro-electricity generating company to scale back generation, with the aim of conserving water.
- Household battery scheme to form part of Labor's pre-election plan for low- and middle-income earners Wed, 16 Oct 24, 5:49amHousehold batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
- Labor mulls 'electrify everything' pre-election household plan Wed, 16 Oct 24, 5:49amHousehold batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
- Can coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first Sun, 13 Oct 24, 6:07amA remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.