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Homepage - One Step Off The Grid. “Cowardly decision:” Victorian Labor flinches on fossil exit, says gas cooktops can stay. “There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick. Gas ban still missing, but NSW Labor’s message on electrification is crystal clear. Victoria will seek to lock in its energy ...
Solar Insiders Podcast: Look ma, no gas! - One Step Off The Grid
1 day ago · Electrification. Solar Insiders Podcast: Look ma, no gas! October 17, 2024by Sophie Vorrath & Giles ParkinsonLeave a Comment. Clint Hare on Australia’s most sustainable housing development, which has been building all-electric, super energy efficient homes on Victoria’s Bass Coast for the past decade – with huge success.
How my solar battery is battling coal on the open market – and …
1 day ago · It took several years to reach full electrification of our place in Melbourne. Finally, just before 6pm on Friday 23 April 2021 the gas was cut off at the main, and the workers began filling the hole in the road. The next move was the battery (here I …
Homes that ditch gas for electric heating can recoup extra costs in …
2 days ago · Households better off with electric space heating “in every scenario tested”. Last month, when Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio introduced legislation to pave the way for the staged phase-out of gas in homes, the gas lobby howled that it was taking away consumer choice and imposing “massive extra costs on many households.”.
"Truly a world first:" Grass roots suburban electrification pilot wins ...
3 days ago · A community-led effort to electrify 500 homes in the New South Wales north Illawarra region has won $5.4 million in federal government funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, weeks ahead of its official launch in November. The Electrify 2515 Community Pilot was initiated in 2022 by a ...
Redback unveils new home battery range, months after scrape …
2 days ago · Australian-owned and operated battery and smart inverter outfit Redback Technologies has announced the launch of its “next generation” home solar and battery range, just six months after a brief stint in voluntary administration. The Brisbane-based company went into voluntary administration in ...
Electrification savings kick in for thousands of social housing tenants
3 days ago · “This program is a crucial initiative that demonstrates our commitment to improving the living conditions of social housing tenants in NSW,” said Rose Jackson, the New South Wales minister for housing. “The installation of solar systems, heat pumps, and insulation across NSW social housing is a significant step towards creating homes that are more affordable to …
Energy Masters: New pilot to measure benefits and savings of …
Oct 8, 2024 · South Australia has launched a $13.8 million pilot that will test the benefits of energy-smart homes by supporting 500 households to optimise their energy use, including through subsidised electrification and incentivised flexible consumption. The Energy Masters project, which opened to expressions ...
Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a …
Apr 14, 2024 · Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the 46 GW of untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, new report finds.
Rooftop solar and household batteries to take centre stage in …
Jun 30, 2022 · The solar and storage resources of Australian households and businesses will have the capacity to meet nearly one-fifth of national electricity market demand by 2050, and rooftop solar alone could provide twice as much generation as coal in a decade.