Queensland’s Renewable Energy Roadmap exposes lack of national policy for renewable energy Brisbane, 11 October 2016: Solar Citizens, the peak group representing 5 million Australian solar owners, has called on the Federal Government to...

26 September, 2016: It’s a sad state of affairs when an economically conservative think tank slams a conservative government for lack of policy direction. That is exactly what has happened today with a new...

The revelation today that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will lose $500million in funding is further evidence of the Coalition’s unrelenting ideological war on renewables. “ARENA is a critical engine for innovation, for...

8 September 2016: Today’s announcement of a new round of funding for solar projects across Australia by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) may be the last such announcement if the Federal Coalition succeed...

31 August 2016: The ACT Liberals’ announcement to support 100% renewable energy by 2020 and zero net greenhouse emissions by 2050, sits in stark contrast to the head-in-the-sand approach of the Federal government. “The...

Today’s COAG Energy Council meeting, touted as one of the most critical meetings about Australia’s energy future, has ended with few tangible outcomes for the nation’s necessary transition to renewable energy, giving an apparent...

Reports that the Turnbull Government is planning to tear $1 billion from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as one of it first acts of the new Parliament would send shockwaves through the sector....

The decision by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA), to remove the minimum price for solar exports is out of step with regulators nationally and shows an absolute lack of understanding in...

Amidst a misinformed and furious debate in South Australia about electricity prices, analysis by Solar Citizens in their State of Solar report reveals that SA is currently the best place in Australia for households to install...

19 July 2016: Solar Citizens are urging solar users to prepare for increased electricity prices with feed-in tariffs set to finish in months. Government programs, or ‘Solar Bonus Schemes’, which incentivised solar uptake are set...