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On 1 September 2026 the Australian Energy Regulator knocked back Transgrid's application to add roughly $1.1 billion of transmission cost overruns to what it can charge customers. Here is what the decision does, and what it does not do, to your power bill.
Network charges are the single largest component of a household electricity bill. Energy Consumers Australia and ACOSS say the AER's draft rate of return decision does not go far enough, with a final call due in December 2026.
AEMO says National Electricity Market spot prices averaged about $74 per megawatt hour in the June quarter, down 47% year on year and the lowest June quarter since 2020. Household bills have not moved anywhere near that far. Here is why.
From 1 July 2026, retailers in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia must offer a plan with three hours of free electricity in the middle of the day. Here is who can get it, the catches, and how to turn free power into a real saving.
Regulated default electricity prices reset on 1 July. Here is how the Default Market Offer and Victorian Default Offer work, why the change varies by state and network, and what to do about it.
Joining a virtual power plant can pay you for sharing your home battery during demand peaks, but you trade some control. Here is how to weigh it up before you sign.
Electricity prices change every year and vary by state and network. Here is what moves your bill, why the reference price is only a benchmark, and the practical moves that actually cut what you pay.
Australia has the highest rate of rooftop solar in the world. Here are the numbers that prove it, how many systems are installed, total capacity, penetration by state, and how fast batteries are catching up, with the sources behind each figure.
Solar hot water usually costs $3,000 to $7,000 installed before incentives, with federal STCs and some state rebates trimming the bill. Here is how the numbers stack up against a heat pump, and when each one makes sense.
Most home EV charger installs land around $1,500 to $2,500 all in. Here is what drives the price, how to keep it down, and why charging from solar is the cheapest path.
Heat pump hot water systems use roughly a third of the energy of conventional electric storage. Here is what they cost in Australia, how STCs and state rebates cut the price, and how to weigh running cost against the sticker.
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More than 700 solar retailers have collapsed in Australia since 2011. One in six installed systems now carries an orphaned warranty. Why Solar, an independent Sydney outfit, has built its model around that single statistic.