This week

Sometimes dismissed as the 'sun tax', two-way electricity tariffs can help networks manage the huge amounts of rooftop solar coming on to the grid, and potentially make money for households.

Solar Victoria is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations that can deliver bulk solar and electric hot water to householders.

Neither a train nor a bus, the trackless tram provides an opportunity to do public transport better.

Rosemary Grundy added solar panels, batteries and 2 EVs to her new home build and has calculated she’ll break even in 8.6 years. In this background article she explains the true cost of taking action, and inaction.

Even though grid electricity is more expensive per unit of energy than gas at present, it still costs less to heat the efficient all-electric home.

Jeff Giddens surprised even himself by doing a 20,000 km trip around Australia with his Tesla Model Y RWD, towing a trailer.

Efficient lighting is one of the easiest, ready-to-implement technologies that can help transition to a low carbon economy.

Whilst monetary and non-monetary incentives motivate households with solar to use power during the day, paying households without solar is the most effective incentive to use power during the middle of the day.

Whilst NSW and Victoria are winding back government rebates for electric vehicles, several financial lenders now offer discounted interest rates for the purchase of an EV.

The Clean Energy Regulator, which governs the federal solar rebate scheme, has cracked down on a company that used false information to create Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs).