The renewables industry needs to 'buddy up' with energy efficiency service providers or risk serious consequences, according to ClimateWorks chief executive Anna Skarbek.
It's a poor reflection on policymakers that businesses have to pay such close attention to energy prices, but nevertheless they do, says Ric Brazzale of Green Energy Trading.
A Melbourne City-led alliance has won draft ACCC approval for a renewables bulk-buy, seven councils are jointly tackling energy efficiency and the Municipal Association of Victoria is working with VicRoads on a plan to upgrade lights on major roads.
One of Australia's biggest health-care providers has won approval to earn carbon credits, as it aims to cut total energy use by up to 40% by the end of 2018.
The Clean Energy Regulator has approved a consultancy to earn carbon credits by installing energy-efficient refrigerated display cabinets in supermarkets.
Among the projects newly-authorised to earn carbon credits are a fleet switch to electric buses and the upgrade of an industrial site that has twice been at the centre of pollution court cases.
Carbon advisory company Corporate Carbon will work in partnership with another advisory company to supply the Clean Energy Regulator with one million carbon credits through energy efficiency projects.
Gladstone Ports has developed an in-house fix to cut dozer idle time, ANZ has targeted its most energy-inefficient branches and Australia Post has a new $500,000 fund to trial new technologies, according to their EEO public reports.