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Tesla Factory Proposed For Adelaide Community Land

Map of proposed Adelaide Tesla factory site in Tonsley

Timing is everything – and this proposed factory/warehouse project in Adelaide for Tesla on what is currently community land comes at a very interesting time. [Read more…]

Labor’s Battery Scheme Hailed As ‘Win-Win For All’

Labor home battery subsidy reactions

Labor’s $2.3bn Cheaper Home Batteries Program has been broadly welcomed by energy groups as a game changer for power bills, but some voices say the scheme is missing key elements. So what’s the overall verdict? [Read more…]

Community Energy Upgrades Fund Recipients Announced

Community Energy Upgrade Fund grants - Round 1

58 local governments across Australia have shared in $50 million in federal grants for projects improving the energy efficiency of community buildings and infrastructure through solar, batteries and electrification. [Read more…]

Help Shape Australia’s $523M Battery Breakthrough Initiative

Battery Breakthrough Initiative Consultation

Here’s your opportunity to have a say in how an Australian Government program goes about supporting the development of a local battery manufacturing industry. [Read more…]

Solar Provides Haven For VIC Community Housing Clients

Solar for community housing

More than 1,000 properties (and those living in them) have benefited from Victorian state government solar rebates for community housing. [Read more…]

Queensland Battery Rebate: A Guide for Homeowners

2 powerwalls

Time to buy a battery or even add a second to your QLD home?

Update 24 Apr 2024: The Battery Booster Program will end at 11:59 pm on 8 May 2024.

The QLD government has just kicked off the Battery Booster program, a straightforward Queensland battery rebate aimed at reducing the upfront cost of adding a battery to your solar power system. Here’s the no-frills breakdown. [Read more…]

$1.8 Billion Transmission & Battery Investment Promise for NSW

Battery and electricity transmission investment in NSW

Given AEMO’s warning last week that Australia’s renewables rollout is lagging, this is timely: the NSW State Government is putting $800 million into its Transmission Acceleration Facility to speed up the transmission build between its Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) and the state’s grid. [Read more…]

Mission Australia Gets Help To Install Solar On Community Housing

Solar panels for Mission Australia social housing

Mission Australia social housing in Frankston. Image: Mission Australia

Mission Australia and Great Southern Bank have put together a sustainable housing partnership that will include solar power system installations for Mission’s community housing properties. [Read more…]

Phillip Island’s $10 Million Battery To Help Power The MotoGP

Phillip island's 10mwh battery

A few months later than originally expected, Ausnet Services’ $10 million Phillip Island battery was formally opened over the weekend by Victoria’s energy and resources minister Lily D’Ambrosio. [Read more…]

WA Plans Six Community Batteries with $3 Million Fed Funding

Western power community battery

WA electricity network, Western Power and WA electricity retailer, Synergy are the latest community battery grant winners, securing $3 million to build six community batteries. [Read more…]

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