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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 ...
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RenewEconomy and One Step Off The Grid are independent websites founded by Giles Parkinson, a journalist of more than 30 years experience, a former Business Editor and Deputy Editor of the Australian Financial Review, a former columnist for The Bulletin magazine and The Australian.. Giles is joined by Sophie Vorrath, who has worked on RenewEconomy since its inception and edits One Step Off The ...
Electrification savings kick in for thousands of social housing tenants
1 day 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 …
"Truly a world first:" Grass roots suburban electrification pilot wins ...
1 day 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 ...
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 ...
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just ...
Sep 12, 2024 · What’s more, electric vehicles are essentially large “batteries on wheels”. They can be plugged in at home to provide backup power in blackouts, or at times of peak demand.. Government incentives are also needed here to drive the further uptake of electric vehicles in the domestic, commercial and industry sector.
How Australia got to 30GW of solar: Households led the way
Jul 19, 2023 · Source: APVI PV in Australia Report 2023. Of the 4.2GW total of new PV capacity that was added to the national tally in 2022, 1.47GW was installed on commercial and industrial rooftops, 1.35GW on residential roofs and 1.4GW in utility-scale projects.
Residential renewables can pay for themselves before they reach …
Sep 20, 2024 · Petrol $ 5,720. Car Maintenance $ 1,235. Home Electricity $ 3,705 $ 10,660 Our estimated ROI is now 8 years and 10months.
Pioneering solar garden prepares for its first harvest
By the side of the highway in Grong Grong, in the NSW Riverina region, Australia’s first solar garden is almost ready to harvest. The development is expected to deliver a bounty to 175 solar gardeners within weeks in the form of credits on their electricity bills. But developers and energy experts hope the 1.5 megawatt project delivers a lot ...
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.