Zoned energy ratings for aircon
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Many air conditioners for sale in Australia and New Zealand now display a Zoned Energy Rating Label (ZERL).
e-extra April 2020
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A round-up of the latest energy news including government responses to COVID-19 for households and businesses.
Record resource and energy exports
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The March 2020 Resources and Energy Quarterly provides a 5 year forecast for Australia's resources and energy exports.
$28 million grant to transform design and production of buildings
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Monash University and partners have been successful in securing funding to establish the Building 4.0 CRC.
Research to make construction cheaper and safer
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Making construction cheaper, without compromising safety or quality, will be the focus of new industry-led research backed by the Australian Government.
Coronavirus information and support for business
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The Australian Government has announced measures to assist Australians experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Australian Petroleum Statistics - Issue 282 January 2020
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The January 2020 Australian Petroleum Statistics has been published. The monthly publication collects national and state statistical information on sales of petroleum products, exports and imports of petroleum products and crude oil, production of crude oil and condensate, refinery input and output, and stocks of petroleum products.
e-extra March 2020
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Round-up of the latest energy-related policies, projects and innovations.
Future Direction in Energy Technologies
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At the Committee for Economic Development in Australia (CEDA) 'Future Direction in Energy Technologies' event, the Honourable Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, made a keynote address laying out key elements of the Australian Government’s long-term strategy for emissions reduction. The Minister discussed the role of the Technology Investment Roadmap in guiding the public and the private sector on what future energy and emissions-reduction technologies the government will prioritise.
New rules will protect consumers from large energy bill penalties
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Energy retailers will have to scale back the large financial penalties they currently charge consumers who pay late bills under new rules announced today by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC).
The rules, which regulate the practice of ‘conditional discounting’, are designed to protect consumers with pay-on-time’ conditions in their energy contracts. This has been a common feature of energy market offers available to customers.
Currently, these conditions can lead to excessive charges and financial hardship for those who can least afford to pay.