A long-awaited South Australian scheme to finance building retrofits is finally underway, and there is rapidly growing interest in an equivalent Victorian program.
There has been a six-fold increase in energy savings delivered through commercial lighting upgrades subsidised by South Australia's energy efficiency scheme, according to data released today.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide $22.5 million to a scheme that will pay energy users to reduce consumption during extreme peak periods and emergencies.
South Australia will set an energy security target, Victoria is aiming for 100MW of storage before 2019, and a new NSW energy security taskforce will report by year's end.