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The embedded network that takes a village, and powers it
At Narara Ecovillage on the NSW Central Coast, residents have built something rare: an embedded network and electricity retailer that’s owned and run…
8 months ago
Solar Sharers meets reality – why leaky homes could undermine the promise of lower energy bills
Last winter, Declan Kelly set out to test whether a retail plan offering three hours of free electricity could heat his Central NSW Coast rental for …
8 months, 1 week ago
Gas company shutdown pushes regional towns onto LPG, not efficient electric alternatives
Ten regional Victorian towns have been told their gas supply will be shut off next year because the gas company, Solstice Energy, says it’s too expen…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Are households becoming shock absorbers for the energy transition?
Australia could soon be throwing away huge amounts of renewable energy simply because there’s nowhere for it to go. It’s partly why the Federal gover…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How the renewable construction boom can help fix the crisis in regional housing
Australia is on the cusp of building more renewable infrastructure in the next decade than in the previous three combined, but the way we build it co…
9 months ago
1 in 3 energy retailers potentially greenwashing – and the government program that let’s them
Parents for Climate CEO Nic Seton unpacks the next chapter in the group’s fight against misleading climate claims. After securing a major settlement…
9 months, 1 week ago
The power of good rules – how regulation builds trust in the energy transition
This week’s hearings of the Senate inquiry on information integrity on climate and energy revealed how deeply divided the national conversation about…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekly power cuts - the scandal of prepaid electricity in First Nations communities
Tens of thousands of First Nations households across northern Australia are living with the constant threat of power cuts — some being disconnected f…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The misinformation machine – how doubt fuels delay
Australia’s clean energy transition is colliding with a surge of misinformation — from viral claims about whale deaths caused by off-shore wind farms…
10 months ago
A carbon price Australia might finally agree on
Australia’s electricity sector is decarbonising — but not fast enough. While the Renewable Energy Target has been doing the heavy lifting to incentiv…
10 months, 1 week ago