Since our last wholesale electricity rates update on August 3, prices have gone up in Queensland and New South Wales by 0.7% and 1.54% respectively. Prices have dropped slightly in …
Electricity rates update – August 2017
10 great tips for maximising your air conditioner’s efficiency
Spring has kicked in and summer is around the corner and as we all know, that means that the heat is about to be turned up and people will be …
Cheaper bills possible with a CET – Energy companies
Energy companies have reacted to their latest summons by the Prime Minister by telling the government to get its act together and introduce the Clean Energy Target. Mr Turnbull summoned …
Renewable energy generated in 2016-2017 enough to power 70% of Australian homes
Australia produces enough renewable energy to power 70 per cent of all households in the country and makes up 17 per cent of total electricity supply according to the newly …
A 100% renewable energy future is possible by 2050
A respected team of experts from Stanford University has compiled roadmaps to enable 139 countries around the world to convert to 100% renewable energy future by 2050. The team, led …
Queensland energy retailer offering ‘discounts’ on made- up rates
A Queensland energy retailer has been found selling electricity plans with an energy discount that applies only to made-up base rates, resulting in users paying hundreds more dollars a year …
Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory go solar
Solar power and battery storage is being taken to Aboriginal communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory in the first phase of a $55 million project. As things stand, …
South Australia to get another battery storage facility
South Australia will be getting another battery storage facility which will be completed by February next year. The $30 million battery storage plant will have a capacity of 30 Megawatts …
Lights stay on as US energy grid copes with solar eclipse
As millions of people flocked to the total solar eclipse belt to witness the phenomenon yesterday, technology won the day as stable supply was maintained across the US energy grid, …
Unaccredited rooftop solar installer caught by regulator
An unaccredited rooftop solar installer and an unlicenced electrician’s have been caught by the Clean Energy Regulator in its continuing crackdown on substandard installations. In a media release, the CER …
