Sophie Vorrath

1 day ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

Legislation to extend Victoria’s market-based energy efficiency subsidy scheme by a further 15 years has passed through state parliament, sending a “rock-solid signal” to business to invest in electrification so consumers save energy and money. The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Energy Upgrades for the Future) Bill 2025 was voted through parliament late on Tuesday, extending the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program to 2045 from its current legislated end date of 2030.

1 day ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

The Australian Energy Regulator has rejected a bid by gas network company Jemena to pass on a nearly $80 million spend on “renewable gas” infrastructure to customers, citing “significant commencement and completion risk.” In a final determination on Jemena’s gas access arrangement for the 2025-30 regulatory period, the AER has allowed for $3,106.7 million in total revenue to be recovered from consumers over that time – 4.3% less than the amount Jemena proposed, but 16% more than the amount...

2 days ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

Efforts to get enough “firming” capacity on Australia’s grid quickly enough to support the target of 82 per cent renewables by 2030 are ignoring two huge opportunities: commercial and industrial battery storage, and full participation of demand-side resources.

2 days ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

A South Australian electrician has been convicted and fined for falsely claiming to have installed or supervised a total of 62 rooftop solar systems as part of the national rebate scheme. The Clean Energy Regulator says the man, Liam Sheppard, was last month convicted and fined $3,500 for providing false or misleading documents in the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).

3 days ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

The CEO of UNSW-originated solar innovator, SunDrive, says collaboration with China will be crucial to the success of Australian companies seeking to make it in the booming global solar industry, as well as to federal government plans to establish a local solar supply chain.