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Policy & Planning

Home energy upgrade plan finally kicks off, with $60m of low cost loans for solar, batteries and electrification
Days after getting the hurry along in Senate Estimates, federal Labor’s Home Energy Upgrades Fund is a go, with a first allocation to discounted green loans through Plenti.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2024

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Electrification

It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to reach an electrification tipping point, as high petrol and high gas costs make electric homes and EVs more affordable than fossil fuelled alternatives.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 19, 2024

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Commentary

The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening
For all of the doom-saying, Australia is putting the building blocks in place to get to net zero faster.
Anna Skarbek

Oct 2, 2023

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Electrification

CEFC backs construction of two all-electric, renewable powered apartment buildings
The project will deliver 196 net zero-ready apartments in stage one, fully powered by renewables and fitted out with all-electric, “high-performing” appliances.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 30, 2023

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Smart Energy

CEFC boosts investment in energy efficient “build-to rent” apartments
Federal government’s green bank boosts its investment to $75 million in the construction of rent-only apartments built at minimum of 7.5 NatHERS stars.
Jacinta Bowler

Jun 29, 2023

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Battery

Community battery adds new note to Project Symphony virtual power plant
A community battery has been commissioned in the Perth suburb of Harrisdale to play an integral role in the state’s massive virtual power plant pilot.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 28, 2023

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Storage

Goldfields town to mine rooftop solar as community battery gets green light
Powercor will use federal grant funding to build its first regional grid-side community battery, in a town where 37% of households have solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 27, 2023

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Electrification

Electric homes, cars and government buildings: ACT budget boosts bid to quit gas
ACT 2023-24 budget sets aside major new funding for home energy upgrades, to get gas out of government operations, and to support electric vehicle uptake.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 26, 2023

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Solar

BHP plans 550MW of wind, solar and storage as Pilbara mines go electric
BHP planning wind, solar and storage to supply its Pilbara mine sites, and the extra power needed to electrify its haulage and train fleet.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2023

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Electrification

Electrified homes are paying for the gas death spiral
Want to go electric? There’s now a conspicuous mandated cost barrier standing in the way of a cleaner, safer, more affordable home.
Tim Forcey & Alan Pears

Jun 19, 2023

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