Labor dubs the National Energy Guarantee ‘no guarantee’
Federal Labor Minister Mark Butler has claimed in a media statement that the new National Energy Guarantee (NEG) provides no guarantee of cheaper electricity. Mr Butler said the Turnbull Government adopted the policy without any economic modelling or Regulatory Impact Statement. The lack of economic modelling was confirmed by the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) Chairman […]
Turnbull’s ‘National Energy Guarantee’ to replace Clean Energy Target
A Clean Energy Target (CET) has been abandoned by the Federal Government in favour of a National Energy Guarantee (NEG) to deliver “affordable and reliable energy”. The NEG means renewable energy like wind, solar power and hydro will no longer be subsidised. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the new NEG will reduce electricity prices more […]
National Energy Guarantee (NEG) guarantees climate wars
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described the Federal Government’s new National Energy Guarantee (NEG) as an end to “climate wars”. Yet Labor, the Greens and industry bodies have criticised the scheme, which replaces the abandoned Clean Energy Target (CET). John Grimes of the Australian Solar Council says the new scheme will increase the cost of renewable energy […]
Community power projects vital to national energy strategy
Independent Federal MP for Indi Cathy McGowan says communities are “ready to go” with local community power projects to tackle rising energy costs and fight climate change. Ms McGowan yesterday introduced legislation to Parliament calling on the Federal Government to better support community renewable energy projects. The bill proposes a dedicated funding model for regional power […]
New Arizona homes come with solar batteries included
German battery maker sonnen will partner with US builder Mandalay Homes to put batteries into 3,000 new Arizona homes. The scheme will use batteries to store the excess energy generated by their home solar power systems. Mandalay plans to build the homes in Prescott, Arizona, with solar batteries included at a cost between US$10,000 and $20,000. […]
Solar carpark award for University of Southern Queensland
A solar carpark at the University of South Queensland (USQ) has been recognised at the 2017 Solar Design and Installation Awards. The innovative 1.1MW solar carpark shading system won its category at the Clean Energy Council’s award night. The award in the ‘Over 240kW’ category was announced at the All-Energy Australia Exhibition and Conference in Melbourne. The combined […]
Australians want demand response solutions, not new power stations
New polling of 1,421 Australians by The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program, shows voters would prefer to see governments increase energy conservation rather than build new coal power stations. A recent report by Institute strategist Dan Cass explains that demand response allows energy consumers to sell ‘megawatts’ of reduced demand into the National Electricity […]
Flex launches PowerPlay: the smart home energy solution
Flex, Energy Matters’ parent company, has launched PowerPlay, its latest smart home energy platform at the All-Energy 2017 conference. PowerPlay is an energy monitoring app that gives households more control over energy usage and cost. PowerPlay is a monitoring and controlling interface that keeps track of your power use. It does this by gathering information from […]
Home solar electricity trading possible with deX
Flex, Energy Matters’ parent company, has been featured on ABC’s Lateline. The national TV report shows householders with solar and battery systems how Flex’s recently launched PowerPlay solution will be able to support the deX energy trading platform. DeX stands for decentralised energy exchange and is hailed as the next phase in power management. Through […]
SA Liberal scheme promises household solar battery subsidy
The Liberal Party in South Australia has promised a home solar power battery storage subsidy scheme to 40,000 homes if elected. This should interest households in South Australia that would like to edge closer to achieving the dream of ‘free electricity’. The ‘Liberal Energy Solution’ aims to provide affordable, secure and reliable energy. State Liberal Leader […]