The Morrison government has given South Australia at least $560 million to help fund clean energy and emissions abatement actions, after last year allocating $960 million to NSW.
As his duties extend to resolving transmission line disputes, wind farm commissioner Andrew Dyer says he is receiving a rising number of complaints from landowners leasing property to clean energy projects.
The large and small-scale renewable energy schemes and the ERF performed well in 2020, and all signs point to more good results this year, according to the Clean Energy Regulator.
The five-year terms of Climate Change Authority chair Wendy Craik and three other board members have expired, and they are now holding the positions on a temporary basis.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Tasmania's Premier Peter Gutwein have signed a cooperation and funding agreement on actions to deploy clean energy and reduce emissions.
There are a large number of new solar and wind farms in the pipeline, plenty more ERF projects on the way, and a "surge in demand" for the certificates and credits they create, according to new data from the Clean Energy Regulator.