If you live in Australia, did you know that you can now access green retrofits for your house for free? Check out all the [sustainable retrofit rebates](http://green-change.com/australian-rebates/) available here in Australia. Make sure you scroll to the bottom and find your state ones, too. You could get a rainwater tank, a solar hot water system, … [Read more…]
The Australian government is waffling on the issue of a nationalised renewable energy feed-in tariff for homes. Recent announcements seem to indicate that they’ll favour a net tariff, which is very much inferior to the gross feed-in tariff the solar industry is calling for. A gross feed-in tariff (where the energy-producing household is paid for … [Read more…]
When shopping for whitegoods and appliances, the energy star ratings can be a useful guide to judge the relative energy efficiency of different makes and models. Be careful, though, because the stars can be misleading if you’re not comparing like-for-like. For example, this week we were looking at chest freezers (we want to be able … [Read more…]