Latest Energy efficiency

Electrification

Home batteries and time-of-use tariffs may be best combination to steer households away from evening peaks

Home batteries look like resetting the behaviour of households when it comes to responding to time-of-use tariffs, research by the VEPC shows.

7

Policy & Planning

State extends subsidy to ceiling insulation to help more households slash their energy bills

State subsidy scheme extends to one of the most efficient home energy bill slashers, offering discounts of between $1,500 and $2,100 on the cost of installing ceiling insulation.

4

Rapid electrification is the best hope to meet ambitious 1.5°C climate target, new report says

New

Policy & Planning

Rapid electrification is the best hope to meet ambitious 1.5°C climate target, new report says

New report finds that electrification is the best hope for keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees – provided that power comes from clean technologies.

7

Rooftop solar Melbourne suburbia small iStock-1213141547

Electrification

“It’s made us more wasteful:” Solar and battery homes plug in to a new age of abundant energy

CSIRO study finds households with solar and batteries are enjoying periods of “limitless” electricity, a shift that clashes head on with concepts of energy sharing and efficiency.

Simply Energy will expand its virtual power plant to more states, and more battery and inverter brands. (Photo credit: supplied).

Home battery owners need more flexibility to break resistance to VPPs, Rewiring Australia survey finds

Few home battery owners have signed up to join virtual power plants, with concerns about loss of control and a lack of trust discouraging a higher take-up.

5

All Energy efficiency

Home batteries and time-of-use tariffs may be best combination to steer households away from evening peaks

New

Electrification

Home batteries and time-of-use tariffs may be best combination to steer households away from evening peaks

Home batteries look like resetting the behaviour of households when it comes to responding to time-of-use tariffs, research by the VEPC shows.

7

State extends subsidy to ceiling insulation to help more households slash their energy bills

New

Policy & Planning

State extends subsidy to ceiling insulation to help more households slash their energy bills

State subsidy scheme extends to one of the most efficient home energy bill slashers, offering discounts of between $1,500 and $2,100 on the cost of installing ceiling insulation.

4