A national energy savings scheme is needed to lock in strategy after state targets end, says the Energy Savings Industry Association.
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You don’t have to be rich to ‘get’ the value of solar
Research shows solar PV uptake is more common in middle-to-lower socio-economic households ... and their cheap exports are pushing down everyone's bills.
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Energy efficiency a $7.7bn, 120,000-job opportunity for Australia
Improving the energy efficiency of Australian homes and
businesses would slash $7.7 billion a year off energy bills and create the
equivalent of 120,000 full time jobs, a new report has found.
The
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Demand response to the rescue as states simmer
The Australia Institute’s Dan Cass explains why demand response is proving so popular with energy market operators, Australian consumers and some of our country’s biggest businesses.
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Ambitious energy efficiency targets needed
Setting ambitious energy efficiency targets that are measured annually and linked to electricity and gas sales could significantly sharpen focus on demand-side energy policy, helping to offset
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Renewables momentum continues, despite political chaos
With 2019 now underway, it is worth reflecting on another extraordinary year for the Australian renewable energy industry.
The industry experienced another record-breaking year in 2018, with $20
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The sleeper hit in Labor’s energy policy
As a thought experiment, imagine you are serving as shadow energy spokesperson in the Federal Opposition.
Much of your time is spent fielding concerns from business and consumer groups about the policy
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Making Australia a renewable energy exporting superpower
Politicians around Australia are proposing ambitious plans to export renewable energy from Australia, using high-voltage power lines laid under the oceans.
But will this work? Our research is investigating
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Clean Energy investment tops $20 billion
Renewable energy and storage projects adding up to more than $20 billion of investment have now been committed across the country, according to new figures released by the Clean Energy Council.
The CEC
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The verdict is in: renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in South Australia)
Does renewable electricity raise or lower electricity prices? There is more to this question than meets the eye: are prices lower before or after renewable subsidies are recovered, how has variability
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