Approved Solar Products: How Long Does CEC Listing Take?

CEC solar product approvals

We’ve often heard solar manufacturers and importers lament the lengthy process for solar panels, inverters and batteries to get a coveted Clean Energy Council approval. And now we have a better idea of how long it’s currently taking. [Read more…]

Northern Territory Electricity Pricing Reforms Revealed

Electricity in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party (CLP) Government has announced a three-phase (no pun intended) reform of NT electricity pricing, including a solar feed-in tariff boost from next week. [Read more…]

QLD Solar For Renters Scheme: Funds Finally Allocated

Supercharged Solar For Renters: Queensland

A promised rebate program to support the installation of solar panels on thousands of Queensland rental properties should kick off this year, but many important details are yet to materialise. [Read more…]

Victoria Unveils New Residential Gas Reduction Reforms

An instantaneous gas hot water heater

As the Victorian Government pursues increasing residential electrification in the state, home owners and landlords will be getting a firm push in that direction under changes to come into effect in 2027. But the reforms aren’t as broad as they could have been. [Read more…]

Appliance Energy Efficiency Program ‘Partly Effective’

GEMS and appliance energy efficiency

An investigation by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has delivered a less-than-stellar assessment of an important appliance energy efficiency program underpinned by the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (GEMS Act). [Read more…]

Budget Boost For Home Batteries ‘Made In WA’

A solar battery made in WA

Amid some backlash over its re-jiggered rebate, Western Australia’s Cook Government’s Budget 2025/26 has earmarked tens of millions of dollars to support a local home battery manufacturing industry. [Read more…]

Energy Minister Signals Electricity Offer Shake-Up

Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen

A mechanism ensuring electricity retailers can’t charge some customers as much as they otherwise may isn’t working as intended says Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. [Read more…]

SAPN: Electricity Peak Period Tweaks, Flexible Exports Update

SAPN power lines with Adelaide in the background

A change in peak period times for South Australian customers on a Time of Use (ToU) electricity plan will soon kick in, plus SA Power Networks (SAPN) has provided an update on flexible solar exports availability in regional areas. [Read more…]

JA Solar Racks Up 20 Years Of PV Manufacturing

JA Solar cell production

China’s JA Solar has been a rather quiet achiever compared to some of its flashier competitors. But in 2025 the firm is strutting its stuff, celebrating two decades in the PV manufacturing game. [Read more…]

Solar Export Tariff For South Australia Soon

Solar exports in South Australia

South Australia’s electricity distributor SA Power Networks (SAPN) has announced it will be introducing an export tariff —sometimes incorrectly referred to as a ‘sun tax’ — from July 1 this year. Here’s why, how it will work and how much it will cost. [Read more…]

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