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State tightens reins on home energy saver loans after signing up 15,000 households in just 5 months

Energy efficiency is so hot right now. After signing up more than 15,000 households to zero interest loans through its Home Energy Saver scheme, NSW Labor is tightening the eligibility criteria.
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Household gas use is falling much faster than connections, new data shows, as “quiet quitting” takes hold

New data shows more Victorian households disconnected from the gas network than connected in 2025-26, for the first time. Many more, however, are “leaving gas quietly.”
No scare campaigns or blanket assurances: Albany offers chance to lead on home electrification

No scare campaigns or blanket assurances: Albany offers chance to lead on home electrification

Albany’s gas network closure presents a practical question: How do we help residents move rapidly and fairly to something cheaper and better?

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State tightens reins on home energy saver loans after signing up 15,000 households in just 5 months

State tightens reins on home energy saver loans after signing up 15,000 households in just 5 months

Energy efficiency is so hot right now. After signing up more than 15,000 households to zero interest loans through its Home Energy Saver scheme, NSW Labor is tightening the eligibility criteria.
Household gas use is falling much faster than connections, new data shows, as “quiet quitting” takes hold

Household gas use is falling much faster than connections, new data shows, as “quiet quitting” takes hold

New data shows more Victorian households disconnected from the gas network than connected in 2025-26, for the first time. Many more, however, are “leaving gas quietly.”
No scare campaigns or blanket assurances: Albany offers chance to lead on home electrification

No scare campaigns or blanket assurances: Albany offers chance to lead on home electrification

Albany’s gas network closure presents a practical question: How do we help residents move rapidly and fairly to something cheaper and better?
SwitchedOn podcast: The world’s largest electric ship gets to work

SwitchedOn podcast: The world’s largest electric ship gets to work

China Zorrilla is now carrying paying passengers. We revisit the engineering and ambition behind the Tasmanian-built ferry.
Six apps to run a smart home? Electrification pilots expose energy management headache

Six apps to run a smart home? Electrification pilots expose energy management headache

Two electrification pilots reveal how technology designed to simplify household energy use can add cost, complexity and another hurdle to an all-electric home.
Victoria Coalition promises quick review of transmission plans, as it soft pedals stance on renewables

Victoria Coalition promises quick review of transmission plans, as it soft pedals stance on renewables

Victoria’s likely next energy minister seeks to woo clean energy summit, promising quick fire review of transmission plans and conceding dominant role to be played by renewables.
“We will be the first:” State to roll out plug-in solar and batteries to help renters and apartment dwellers

“We will be the first:” State to roll out plug-in solar and batteries to help renters and apartment dwellers

State says it plans to be the first to legalise plug-in solar and battery installations, a potential game-changer for renters and apartment dwellers.
Households offered up to $2,000 to help electrify as gas network shuts, but told bottled gas is easier

Households offered up to $2,000 to help electrify as gas network shuts, but told bottled gas is easier

Households and businesses affected by the staged decommissioning of a private gas WA network can get up to $2,000 towards going electric, but can opt for bottled gas, too.