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Is ultra-cheap PV still within reach?

2026/10/14

Arena's head of solar, Dan Sturrock, on the agency's progress towards the 30-30-30 target as it launches a third round of Sunshot funding. Plus news of the week.

Outgunned, but not outclassed

2026/10/01

The renewable energy industry might be outgunned on Facebook, but community groups are fighting bot farms and outrage-bait with trust and mateship.

Inside the fight to stop prepaid disconnections

2026/09/17

Original Power is leading a push to protect people using prepaid meters from being disconnected when temperatures rise above 40ºC.

Will the home battery boom have a bust?

2026/09/02

Nelson Zheng from Pylon on why the battery rebate has been kinder to some businesses than others – and how some won't survive this ride on the "solar coaster." Plus, news of the week.

Why recycling used PV panels is not always the best option

2026/08/20

Michelle McCann from PV Lab explains why we need to get used modules off Facebook and onto a real market for second-life solar.

Bowen's big bet on the "missing middle"

2026/08/05

Rob Potter from the Smart Energy Council joins to discuss federal Labor's announcement that it will extend the SRES to rooftop PV projects up to 1 MW and fill the "missing middle" of the solar market.

Panel recycling at the precipice

2026/07/24

James Petesic from PV Industries on the struggle to stay afloat with the federal PV recycling pilot paused and panel smugglers chipping away at feedstocks. Plus, news of the week.

Why new rules for networks signal a new dawn for consumers

2026/07/17

AEMC commissioner Rainer Korte on what the new rules on reporting and data sharing will mean to the consumer energy revolution. Plus: news of the week.

Virtual networks and the real pursuit of energy democracy

2026/06/26

Deakin University's Andrea La Nauze on the early findings from an Australia-first trial of technology that lets households and businesses trade rooftop solar via a digital platform.

The public power company plugging the gaps

2026/06/12

State Electricity Commission CEO Chris Miller on how the government-owned energy company is filling gaps up and down the renewables transition, from home electrification to deep storage.

Renters and the "right to plug in"

2026/05/20

Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom on what governments can do to help renters cut their energy bills, like giving them access to portable solar and battery options. Plus news of the week.

The small company taking giant steps to close the energy gap

2026/05/07

Lauren Mellor and Chantelle Johns from Original Power on their mission to take the power back for First Nations communities in the Northern Territory.

Can we make climate action great again?

2026/04/29

Thom Woodroofe on his new book, Power, Prosperity & Planet, and why making solar as common to households as smoke alarms is one of the keys to climate policy success.

Community batteries – can networks deliver what it says on the tin?

2026/04/22

Rob Amphlett Lewis on Ausgrid's Energy Storage as a Service offer, the falling cost of network batteries and the consumer driven evolution of modern poles and wires companies.

How storage and knowledge can make energy "pretty much free"

2026/04/02

Matthew van der Linden from Flow Power shares his conviction that people have the power – and the tech – to take control of their energy costs. Plus news of the week.