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- Could this cost-of-living relief push up rent? Mon, 7 Apr 25, 5:50amA solar panel rebate program for Queensland rental properties announced by the LNP more than a year ago will roll out by the end of the year, aiming to save renters up to $700 a year off power bills.
- Parties urged not to repeat solar 'mistakes' with batteries Mon, 7 Apr 25, 5:21amA top energy expert says governments must ensure households that can't access subsidies for batteries still get a benefit, and must not be penalised.
- Queensland solar program aims to reduce power bills for renters Mon, 7 Apr 25, 5:50amA solar panel rebate program for Queensland rental properties announced by the LNP more than a year ago will roll out by the end of the year, aiming to save renters up to $700 a year off power bills.
- Solar feed-tariffs plummet, but 'the stuff you use is very, very valuable' Sun, 16 Mar 25, 5:41amOnce, governments stumbled over themselves to shower money on rooftop solar owners. No longer — payments have tanked up to 99.93 per cent for exports.
- From 60 cents to less than a cent. Why have solar tariffs fallen off the cliff? Sun, 16 Mar 25, 5:41amOnce, governments stumbled over themselves to shower money on rooftop solar owners. No longer — payments have tanked up to 99.93 per cent for exports.
- Soaring energy transition costs pushing state-owned Synergy to the brink Fri, 7 Mar 25, 9:13amWestern Australia's state-owned power provider is under such financial strain that the energy minister went to the government seeking a taxpayer-funded bailout valued at almost $1 billion.
- Households slash power bills by turning into modern power plants Tue, 18 Feb 25, 5:41amHouseholds are handing over control of their solar systems in exchange for equipment. Experts believe virtual power plants could play a vital part in our future energy system as the grid struggles to cope with excess solar.
- Market operator says emergency powers needed to switch off panels as solar tsunami 'threatens wipeout' Mon, 2 Dec 24, 5:35amWith the rise and rise of rooftop solar showing no signs of stopping in Australia, the market operator says "emergency" powers to control it are urgently needed.
- Market operator seeks emergency powers to switch off panels as solar tsunami 'threatens wipeout' Mon, 2 Dec 24, 5:35amWith the rise and rise of rooftop solar showing no signs of stopping in Australia, the market operator says "emergency" powers to control it are urgently needed.
- 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.
- Elon Musk's Tesla is collecting taxpayer subsidies for batteries that 'deprive' consumers of basic services Mon, 25 Nov 24, 5:50amThey're among the most popular household batteries and eligible for lucrative taxpayer subsidies, but critics say Tesla's products are costing consumers and the grid.
- Elon Musk’s Tesla is collecting taxpayer subsidies for batteries that ‘deprive’ consumers of basic services Mon, 25 Nov 24, 5:50amThey're among the most popular household batteries and eligible for lucrative taxpayer subsidies, but critics say Tesla's products are costing consumers and the grid.
- Consumers, grid 'missing out' on basic services as Tesla collects taxpayer subsidies for its batteries Mon, 25 Nov 24, 5:50amThey're among the most popular household batteries and eligible for lucrative taxpayer subsidies, but critics say Tesla's products are costing consumers and the grid.
- Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power Sun, 17 Nov 24, 6:02amAs Australia surges past a solar-powered milestone, questions turn to how much is too much, and can we hope to store it all?
- 'It's like rainfall, some of it spills': Australia's rooftop solar success story is kicking off a wave of battery investment Sun, 17 Nov 24, 6:02amAs Australia surges past a solar-powered milestone, questions turn to how much is too much, and can we hope to store it all?