“Instead of cutting the battery subsidy, the government should look at incentivising virtual power plant enrollment as a rebate condition. This would allow homes to discharge into the grid during peak evening demand and drive down power bills across the entire network. 

The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation have promised to scrap new legislation that will require all new homes to be built all-electric from Jan 2027 and will also roll back plans that would see households required to replace failing gas hot water systems with efficient electric ones - due to come into effect next March.These proposed measures would only serve to protect the gas industry, and will keep households locked into costly gas infrastructure for decades to come.

Households can save $4300 a year on their energy bills by ditching gas and petrol and going fully electric reveals Dr Saul Griffith.

“Every day, about 3,000 Australians replace a gas appliance in their home. Another 3,500 buy a new car. In order to lower energy bills, cut dependence on fossil fuels and help the planet, people should be choosing an electric replacement. We’re already seeing communities across the country lead the way on electric upgrades, but governments need to be delivering the plans and policies that will get that done for everyone,” Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom said. 

With support from the Australian Government, a delegation of grassroots young community leaders will take Australia's experience of getting off fossil fuels to the international stage at COP31 next week. The delegation, supported by Rewiring Australia, brings together young, regional and community energy leaders working on everything from helping First Nations communities move away from petrol-powered transport to making rooftop solar and household electrification more accessible.

Analysis of new disconnection data by Rewiring Australia reveals Victorians are shifting away from gas in record numbers, with usage halving in Rochester and declining by more than a third in Ararat amidst significant reductions in Melbourne’s outer suburbs and growth corridors.

The NSW Government has announced it will cut the income threshold for its zero-interest Home Energy Saver loans from $210,000 to $150,000, while the Federal Government is reportedly weighing further cuts to EV salary packaging and home battery support to find budget savings. Rewiring Australia Founder Saul Griffith said both moves were driven by inflation anxiety but would make the problem worse.

Western Australia is the first state to commit to legalising plug-in balcony solar and batteries. It’s a big win for millions of Australians who’ve been shut out of cheap, clean power.

“Electric technologies are scientifically proven to be cheaper and more efficient. A heat pump water heater or reverse cycle A/C uses around a quarter of the energy to heat the same water or air. Gas goons will never tell you this and say it’s about consumer choice. It’s imperative that nobody is fooled by their lies.”

Join this webinar organised by the Nature Conservation Council to hear from experts on how improving energy efficiency helps fight climate change and why a Healthy Homes Plan will support rental homes (which are 1/3 of homes in NSW) to be more affordable and liveable.

South Australian gas customers risk being left with millions of dollars in new connection costs after the Malinauskas Government quietly delayed a national rule taking effect today that would have made new gas connections pay their own way.

We need more flexible options that let people choose how they participate from simple rewards for shifting energy use, through to more sophisticated automated models.

A new partnership between Rewiring Australia, community group Electrify Canberra, energy services company Electric Future and technical delivery partner enX Consulting will deliver the $40 million Go Electric pilot program, helping up to 1,000 households in Banks and surrounding suburbs switch to an all-electric home.

We're at Everything Electric in Sydney this weekend, and we'd love you to come and find us.

Electrify Australia campaign launch - Electrifying Homes and Businesses Crucial to Securing Lower Bills and Energy Stability, Says New National Initiative

Rewiring Australia is calling on governments to urgently update outdated rules so millions of renters and apartment residents can access safe, affordable plug-in balcony solar.

Every Australian state and territory has agreed to work with the Commonwealth to legalise “plug-in” solar and batteries. While the details still have to be worked out, with more coming by the end of the year, this commitment is a big step forward to giving renters and strata households more control of their energy bills

Roughly half of Australian renters (49%) are connected to mains gas, leaving 1.63 million households paying hundreds of dollars a year in fixed charges, a total $2.6 billion a year in potential energy savings.

Australian households can now get free personalised advice on how to cut energy bills and go electric with the launch of a new AI tool created by Rewiring Australia in partnership with Google.

Recent research shows big fossil fuel-consuming and carbon-emitting industries are receiving billions of dollars in credits from taxpayer dollars. We and others think it could be better to cap those subsidies and reward electrification instead.