This week

New study of 580,000 newly-built homes finds the emission reduction benefits of improving a home’s energy efficiency may be undermined if policy does not consider floor area.

How the developer ratings scheme is designed will be key to its success and whether communities will trust and embrace it.

Independent MP, Allegra Spender, calls on the Government to implement new measures that will give more Australians access to renewables at their home or business.

The huge role of consumer energy resources, and the importance of social licence, topped the agenda at the latest energy ministers meeting.

Geos, a net zero community where heat pumps, solar and energy efficiency abound, offers a glimpse into what a decarbonized home can look like.

From July 1 the rooftop solar feed-in tariff in Victoria will be slashed again to a new low of just 3.3c/kWh.

With new penalties for exporting solar to the grid expected next year, sustainable energy advisor Norman Koslowski says, ‘buy a battery.’

Motivated by environmental concerns rather than cost, Cath Davies first started her electrification journey by insulating and plugging the gaps.

The vital change that could unlock the potential of consumer energy resources is missing from the Australian Energy Markets Commission’s suggested rule change.

If we think of electricity as a regular service that is reliable 99% of the time, and not 99.9%, we could avoid having to build some new transmission lines.