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WEBEnergy Efficiency. Minimum energy standards urgently needed for space heaters, hot water systems and cooktops. Australians are installing inefficient gas and electric appliances that will lock in $3.4 billion every year of unnecessary energy costs. New legislation is needed so Australians can make informed decisions about buying new appliances.
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WEBLocal communities back state’s first renewable energy zone to offer future beyond coal. Local communities are getting behind what is expected to be Queensland’s first Renewable Energy Zone ...
Finally, a national roadmap for decarbonising homes and …
WEBThe National Consumer Energy Resources (CER) Roadmap – Powering Decarbonised Homes and Communities to deliver national reforms for the efficient, effective and fair integration of smaller-scale energy resources was announced following the recent energy ministers’ meeting. “We lead the world in rooftop solar, but we don’t lead the world ...
We've barely scratched the surface of how energy
WEBMYTH BUSTING: IEEFA debunks the basis of the Government's gas strategy. We've barely scratched the surface of how energy efficiency can help the energy transition. Amory Lovins, 'the Einstein of energy efficiency,' says energy efficiency is a continuous spectrum that keeps rapidly evolving, and better design is twice as efficient as the gains ...
70% jump in heat pump installations as Australian homes prepare …
WEBAustralia is doing its best to help fulfil International Energy Agency predictions of a global boom in heat pump uptake, with the latest national data showing a 70 per cent jump in installations of the technology that promises a cheaper and more efficient way of heating water and homes.. In its second Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for 2023, the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) reports ...
If we’re going to electrify everything, we’ll need finance that works ...
WEBA $10,000 loan would end up costing the government just $577. When we add up all the solar panels, batteries and appliance upgrades that Australian homes need, the ‘average’ loan required is about $20,000 (some will need more, some less). If 80% of dwellings in Australia did this, it would cost the budget $10.4 billion.
Sun tax: When it will hit, what it will cost and why solar export ...
WEBOr, as the fact-sheet puts it: “If the retailer fully passed through our two-way tariff, a typical 5 kW solar customer will see an annual bill increase of $6.60 per year. This includes $13.30 a year of charges offset by $6.70 of export rebate.”. That’s because while customers are charged 1.2 cents/kWh for the electricity they export above ...
Breaking even on 2 Teslas, solar panels and batteries in just over 8 …
WEBHow I Electrified. Breaking even on 2 Teslas, solar panels and batteries in just over 8 years. Rosemary Grundy is a systems analyst who meticulously calculated when she will break-even on her renewable energy investment in real time, using real usage, electricity and petrol prices. In December 2021 my family moved into a newly built house on ...
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WEBSwitchedOn is produced by the crew from RenewEconomy, who have been tracking the green energy transition for more than a decade, and supported by Boundless Earth, an independent philanthropic initiative helping Australia become a global force in a decarbonised world. SwitchedOn will be posting new …