Energy retailers taking part in Victoria's Energy Upgrades scheme are now banned from unsolicited telemarketing.

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

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.

Energy Security Board found the lack of accountability from networks with high consumer energy resources challenges the secure and reliable supply of electricity for all consumers.

Australia has to massively ramp up the number of electricians we have within 6 years, and retrain some of the ones we already have, if we're going to electrify everything.