Residential

Our homes might be more energy efficient than they once were, but they need to be. The number of appliances and devices that need to be powered or charged is ever-increasing. Right now, most households could probably save more energy by making some simple changes, such as improving insulation and sealing gaps, as well as… Read More

Depending on where you live, you might be spending quite a bit more to warm your house in winter than to cool it in summer, or it could be the other way around.  For example, if you’re a Tasmanian, the breakdown is very clearly skewed toward heating in the cold winter months (as well as… Read More

Earlier this year, we explained that flexible export limits were coming for South Australian rooftop solar owners (see our post A world-first is changing the game for rooftop solar owners). Now that we’ve passed the July 1st introduction date, we’ve got some more detail on the significant new regulations that have been implemented in South… Read More

It’s a fact of life that most households use more energy in winter. The figures have been clear and consistent over the world for years: heating your home in winter accounts for up to 40 per cent of your annual energy use. So, even when the cost of living isn’t biting as hard as it… Read More

A year ago, we posted this: How the supply-demand equation is likely to influence your gas bill. It looked at the global gas supply landscape in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and whether Australia’s commitments to supply gas to international markets would impact on our domestic supply – and prices. A few months… Read More

Flexible export limits. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it is. Rooftop solar owners will soon recognise it as a game-changer for them, and we see it as a real breakthrough in our quest to maximise the use of renewable energy. Let’s start with the problem it’s solving: too much energy being generated… Read More