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NSW Tightens Up Energy Efficiency Incentive Schemes

A door-to-door salesperson with a heat pump hot water system

Doorknocking will be banned for New South Wales’ Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) from the beginning of August, and a new warranty requirement for heat pump hot water systems supported under the ESS will kick in. [Read more…]

NSW To Add Hundreds More Kerbside EV Chargers

A pole mounted kerbside EV charger

Another 549 kerbside EV chargers are to be installed across Wollongong, Greater Sydney and Newcastle over next year through a Minns Government program. [Read more…]

NSW’s Problematic Home Battery Rebate Biting The Dust

NSW solar battery rebate ending

A cheery headline from a New South Wales state government news release published yesterday glossed over a bombshell contained within. But there is good news too (for some). [Read more…]

NSW Charges Ahead On EV Push with $41.2M Boost

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The latest grants from New South Wales’ Minns Government and co-contributions from the private sector will see $41.2 million invested to install another 246 fast and ultra-fast EV chargers across the state; all powered by renewables. [Read more…]

Bound in Red Tape: NSW Tries to Fix Its Battery Rebate

The NSW Government has been seeking advice on improving the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme, as it works to harmonise the state battery incentive in anticipation of a federal rebate. Here’s how the bureaucrats are working to fix a myriad of problems, and what installers want to see changed.

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Power Price Hikes Make Batteries Pay In NSW

Sydney at nightThe bad news is out.  Grid electricity price hikes are coming and likely to hit hardest in NSW, where bills are set to spike by up to 8.9%. With more financial pressure looming, many NSW homeowners are asking: “Is now the time to get solar and a battery?”

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DNSPs Grilled On NSW Emergency Backstop For Solar

NSW Emergency Backstop Mechanism Q&A session

Electricity distributors in New South Wales could soon have the ability to remotely limit or switch off exports from rooftop solar power systems. The prospect has set NSW’s solar industry on edge – and for good reason. [Read more…]

Apartment Solar Set To SoAR With New $25m NSW Grant

Solar panels on an apartmentA new $25m Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) scheme backing shared rooftop systems has launched, offering to cover half the cost of solar for multi-unit dwellings in NSW.

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NSW Battery Rebate: It’s Payback Time

NSW battery rebate and system payback

New South Wales’ battery rebate can knock thousands off the cost of a home energy storage system. So, how does that impact simple payback? [Read more…]

The NSW Battery Rebate Launches This Week – Here’s What You Need To Know

Months after being announced, NSW’s battery ‘rebate’ (which isn’t technically a rebate) is due to launch on November 1st.

If you’re a homeowner looking to claim it, here’s what you need to know. [Read more…]

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