energy, Tag

Electricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.

How to save money by being more energy efficient, we look at various ways of reducing your energy bills and electricity consumption.

Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.

Windows, doors and other openings account for up to 40% of a buildings energy consumption in heating and cooling. This article explains what you can do to save money and be green.

Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.

Jobs minister says she is ‘not a party to those proceedings’. All the day’s events, live

Malcolm Turnbull faces another day of internal sniping on the Neg, while Scott Morrison focuses on getting company tax cuts through the Senate. All the day’s events, live

Solar panels are good bang for buck, but what about solar batteries? Has the price dropped enough to make it worthwhile for you? We asked scientists, industry analysts, consumer advocates and a battery user to tell us what...

Labor pursues environment minister over grant to private foundation and fallout continues from Fraser Anning’s ‘final solution’ speech. All the day’s events, live

UK industrialist’s plan features 780,000 solar panels, generating enough electricity for 96,000 homes

Labor pursues environment minister over grant to private foundation and fallout continues from Fraser Anning’s ‘final solution’ speech. All the day’s events, live

Pauline Hanson says she’s ‘appalled’ by ‘final solution’ speech as crossbencher doubles down on his words. All the day’s events, live

Crossbencher doubles down on controversial maiden speech as Josh Frydenberg concedes the government doesn’t have the numbers in the Senate to pass its energy policy if Labor says no...

Judy Hindley says we must increase the price of fossil fuels, and Iain Climie raises the issue of climate change refugeesWhile I appreciate your work in keeping the spotlight on the global heatwave (World on fire: the rise...

Coal-fired power subsidies mean the projections relied on by Coalition are not credible, study says

Crossbencher condemned for calling for plebiscite on Muslim immigration in his maiden Senate speech. All the day’s events, live

President vows curb on fuel subsidies to prevent reselling in neighbouring countries

Senate censures Liberal Democratic senator for his comments about Sarah Hanson-Young. All the day’s events, live

National energy guarantee wins support from Coalition party room despite internal opposition. All the days events, live

The national energy guarantee has passed a critical hurdle, getting majority support from the Coalition backbench committee despite Tony Abbott’s dissent...

Works out how long an investment in an energy storage time shifting system would take to pay back in full. Such systems typically charge a battery during the off peak period and then discharge during the peak period, so saving...

Work out how much power your devices and appliances use with the total cost. Also shows how much standby/phantom power costs you. Helps you save money.

Helps you work out the running cost of electric based underfloor heating taking into account peak and off-peak electricity prices