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New CEC chief says households key to green energy
The new head of the Clean Energy Council will focus on energy efficiency, distributed generation and community engagement. And he talks about Australia’s place in the renewable world, bipartisan politics (or the lack of), the importance of complementary measures, the influence of large energy companies, BIPV, CCS and nuclear.3 -
Horizon finds a smart way to price a solar tariff
WA utility Horizon Power has become the first in Australia to offer differentiated solar tariffs to customers in varying locations. If energy utilities adopted the same policy in the eastern states, they could defer, or even avoid, costly upgrades to networks.