Many Western Australian householders are living in “energy poverty”, according to our new Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre research report, Power to the People: WA’s Energy Future.
The Victorian government’s intention, announced last week, to legislate its own state-based renewable energy target is the latest example of a state pursuing its own clean energy goals after expressing frustration with the pace of federal action.
Renewable energy is well on the way to meeting Australian domestic power demand, a new report reveals. Australia produced enough renewable energy between July 2016 and June 2017 to power 7.1 million homes, figures show. That’s the equivalent of 70 per cent of all Australian households.
A start-up mortgage broker is pushing for major lenders to bundle home loans with finance for solar panel and battery storage installation. Digital mortgage service Uno Home Loans told Energy Matters the move would boost property values.