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Home battery installer caught out, convicted and fined for falsifying system safety checks

A licenced electrician has been convicted and fined after pleading guilty to certifying home battery system installations as safe without inspecting them.
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The dirty word missing from the debate over how to power the data centre boom

Federal Labor’s determination to support renewables as the primary power source for data centres has tended to avoid any mention of one very important word.
As some businesses boom, rebate-fulled “solar coaster” is not as kind to others

As some businesses boom, rebate-fulled “solar coaster” is not as kind to others

Solar and battery installation firms are booming with the help of government rebates but most fear a crash will hit when the support ends.

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Home battery installer caught out, convicted and fined for falsifying system safety checks

Home battery installer caught out, convicted and fined for falsifying system safety checks

A licenced electrician has been convicted and fined after pleading guilty to certifying home battery system installations as safe without inspecting them.
The dirty word missing from the debate over how to power the data centre boom

The dirty word missing from the debate over how to power the data centre boom

Federal Labor’s determination to support renewables as the primary power source for data centres has tended to avoid any mention of one very important word.
As some businesses boom, rebate-fulled “solar coaster” is not as kind to others

As some businesses boom, rebate-fulled “solar coaster” is not as kind to others

Solar and battery installation firms are booming with the help of government rebates but most fear a crash will hit when the support ends.
“Giant leap:” Australia’s first offshore wind auction goes live as state seeks first 2 GW of projects

“Giant leap:” Australia’s first offshore wind auction goes live as state seeks first 2 GW of projects

Australia’s first ever auction for offshore wind generation capacity is finally underway, but with little detail on how it will work and contracts “expected” to be integrated into the ESEM.
Major farm show ploughs on, but some fear Hanson’s opening act will hijack debate towards climate denial

Major farm show ploughs on, but some fear Hanson’s opening act will hijack debate towards climate denial

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has been picked to open one of Australia’s biggest farm shows next month, drawing criticism that she will shift attention from agriculture to “political controversy.”
Fake photos, fraudulent claims: Regulator suspends another company from energy upgrades scheme

Fake photos, fraudulent claims: Regulator suspends another company from energy upgrades scheme

State regulator suspends another company from participating in energy upgrades subsidy after it was allegedly caught out submitting doctored photos and falsified customer details.
Angus Taylor steps on the gas, but how does that sit with emissions targets and carbon costs?

Angus Taylor steps on the gas, but how does that sit with emissions targets and carbon costs?

Angus Taylor releases pro-gas policy, just as a new report highlights the soaring carbon prices needed to keep in line with climate targets.
Post-2030 contract design for new renewables takes shape as working group agrees on firming price caps

Post-2030 contract design for new renewables takes shape as working group agrees on firming price caps

Work advances on the design for key post -2030 contracts for new renewables and firming generation, with a working group agreeing on firming price caps.