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South Australia's love affair with Tesla technology is about to begin another phase, with a home battery scheme to be expanded to households not suited for solar installations.

The Switch for Solar pilot program begins today and will see up to 1,000 concession holders offered a free solar system in exchange for forgoing state government energy concessions. 

As Victorians begin planning for life beyond COVID-19, Infrastructure Victoria has released a 30-year blueprint for the state's future, with a heavy focus on climate, energy, and sustainability.

As Victorians begin planning for life beyond COVID-19, Infrastructure Victoria has released a 30-year blueprint for the state's future, with a heavy focus on climate, energy, and sustainability.

Victoria's solar rebate scheme gets a major boost in next week's State Budget, with thousands of rebates available for home solar panels and solar batteries, in addition to $250 cash rebates for low income earners to put...

Canberra holds the undesirable title of having the lowest bulk-billing rates in the country, and some of the highest rates of deferring GP visits as a consequence...

Australia's solar industry could be in for a major shakeup, with the Energy Minister ordering an independent inquiry into the sector's sales techniques, financing practices and defective installations.

Western Australia is considered "ground zero" for the energy revolution, with virtual power plants that link up solar cells and batteries between neighbours set to be trialled in Perth.

The WA Government will spend $4 million as part of its coronavirus recovery plan to install battery systems at schools to store solar power and feed it back into the local community.

Ever since the Hindenburg airship disaster of 1937, hydrogen has had a reputation as being a risky source of fuel — but a project in Adelaide is part of a push to change that.

Electricity grid operators will seize the power to remotely switch off new rooftop panels in SA as the state's Energy Minister warns excessive solar could lead to another widespread blackout.

Research suggests shared, mid-sized batteries could be a cheaper, more effective way for homes to store solar energy and better protect the grid — and the ACT Government is considering giving residents of a new suburb shared...

A remote Central Australian community will trial a technology that boosts supplies of drinking water using solar power and air, after battling water security issues for several years.

A report outlining the need for better planning around how solar energy is harnessed fails to deal with the fact the tariff structure that underpins much of the electricity market is fundamentally broken, writes Daniel Mercer.

A $657 million loss posted by WA power retailer Synergy will likely either lead to inflation-busting bill hikes or a taxpayer-funded bailout, but the WA Government is insisting its reforms will keep a lid on prices.