Media Releases
Electricity Market Review must prioritise consumers
September 17, 2025
In the plan for how renewable energy will replace outdated and failing coal-fired power plants, Solar Citizens urges the National Electricity Market (NEM) Review Panel [1] to ensure that households and small businesses will...
Read More ShareSolar + storage and efficiency is key to climate safety - stop burning coal
September 16, 2025
Replacing burning fossil fuels for electricity, and building more energy efficient homes and retrofitting existing homes, are both crucial to helping Australians reduce future climate change and adapt to growing climate change impacts, says...
Read More ShareNational Construction Code freeze would be a backward step for productivity
August 20, 2025
As the government’s Economic Reform Roundtable continues today with Housing Productivity high on the agenda, Solar Citizens warns against freezing the next installment of the National Construction Code (NCC). It would risk locking out...
Read More ShareBan gas and get rooftop solar + battery storage onto large urban roofs
July 08, 2025
Ensuring all new homes in NSW are fully electric and accelerating rooftop solar and battery storage on large commercial and industrial rooftops are the most effective ways to address rising greenhouse gas emissions within...
Read More ShareWedding of Rooftop Solar Power with Battery storage
June 30, 2025
Solar Citizens is proud to announce the much awaited wedding of Ms Solar Panel with Mr Battery. The ceremony was held to celebrate the 1 July launch of the game-changing federal home battery rebate...
Read More ShareNSW plan to meet Net Zero targets
June 26, 2025
Solar Citizens welcomes the recent announcement by Climate Change and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe that the NSW Government plans to take urgent action to get NSW on track to meeting its legislated emissions reduction...
Read More ShareCity of Sydney gas ban will save household energy bills and cut emissions
June 25, 2025
Solar Citizens welcomes City of Sydney council's decision that all new residential buildings must be all-electric with no gas appliances from the start of next year, as well as plans to introduce similar policies...
Read More ShareSolar for Renters welcomed but Queensland Budget could do more to cut energy bills
June 24, 2025
Solar Citizens welcomes the eagerly awaited Crisafulli government’s Supercharged Solar for Renters program. Whilst we also welcome their investment in more social and community housing, new homes need to provide energy affordability through energy...
Read More ShareNSW Budget fails to deliver on clean energy for households
June 24, 2025
Solar Citizens gives the NSW Budget an F for failing to deliver on consumer energy resources for households with no plan to provide lasting energy bill relief for apartments and rental households, compounded by...
Read More ShareNSW Government betrays trust of solar owners with solar battery rebate cut
June 11, 2025
Solar Citizens calls on the NSW government to reverse its decision to end the state’s solar battery incentive - the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme - prematurely on 30 June. “This surprise decision is a blow...
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