It comes as no surprise at all that Canberra has scooped up a major award for its commitment towards achieving its renewable energy target of 100 per cent by 2020.

Canberra is not just the Australia’s political capital – a recent study by the Climate Council on energy storage and renewables industry has revealed that Canberra is the renewable energy capital of Australia too.

A leading solar hot water heater manufacturer is standing behind its product even though Canberra residents have had their systems fail, up to three times, over the winter months.

Canberra residents have been told to prepare for a 17 per cent increase in the electricity price, due to the upcoming price on carbon. It is unclear whether state and territory subsidies will compensate for this dramatic rise.