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A requirement in Victoria that new home solar power systems are able to be throttled or switched off remotely is meant to kick in soon; but there may be some re-jiggering. [Read more…]

Another energy resilience hub was launched in Victoria yesterday – and some Victorian households have already set up their own (of sorts). [Read more…]

Businesses participating in Victoria’s Solar Homes program will have additional requirements come into force on July 1 this year. Here’s a summary. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Allan Government says the Victorian Budget 2024/25 is firmly focused on helping families. Here’s what’s happening on that front in relation to energy. [Read more…]

As of the beginning of May, telemarketing has been banned from the long-running Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) and Solar Homes programs. [Read more…]

Victorians with solar power will get less for their exports if a draft determination by the Essential Services Commission goes ahead: the commission wants to cut another 33 per cent off the state’s feed-in tariff by July 2024. [Read more…]

Victoria’s attempt to levy a 2.8c per kilometre tax on EV owners has ended, with the High Court not just striking down the law in Victoria, but ruling it amounted to an “excise” – which Australia’s Constitution forbids states from collecting. [Read more…]

Victorian households are feeling hip-pocket pain, with some dual fuel (gas and electricity) household energy costs topping an eye-watering $4400 a year. This is a rise of more than $800 compared to last year according to the St Vincent de Paul Society. [Read more…]