$17 Billion Renewable Energy plan for 2022 election made public by The Greens and is aimed at increasing solar battery installations. The Greens want Australia to be greener, and to do that they’re willing to offer grants up to $10,000 and loans of $50,000 to install solar batteries for Australian home owners.

In Australian politics we don’t expect the Conservatives and the Greens to see eye to eye on many topics, least of all renewable energy. Our recent change in leadership, however, has spurred on speculation as to the future of climate action in Australia.

Let’s be honest, the cost of electricity has made a huge contribution to the high cost of living and the difficulties Australian families experience in balancing their family budgets.

A crucial inquiry into the reasons more than 58,000 disconnections concerning electricity and gas within residential homes has been set up by the local government. Disconnections with regard to electricity alone set a new record at 34,000 homes deciding to shut down their power supply.

Based on the data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one in five Australian households now use solar power. Although it is clear that solar energy is saving homeowners a lot in their energy bills, it is not widely known that a homeowner choosing to install solar panels also reduces his neighbour’s electricity bill.

Developers are currently looking into constructing a base-load power station located in North Queensland which will be able to deliver low-cost energy while also creating employment opportunities within the area.

Premier Mike Baird is risking his political career in his desire to fight the aggressive union campaign against electricity privatisation. But bidders for the electricity networks will also be required to sign a price guarantee that their costs in 2019 will be lower than they were in 2014.

The Renewable Energy Party was recently launched in New South Wales. This new political party will be the first in Australia that dedicates itself completely to the cause of renewable energy.

Lately, Australia has been in hot water due to the Abbott government’s lack of action when it comes to climate change and the impacts this has been having on the solar industry.

Global warming is happening in Australia and the rest of the world and yet PM Tony Abbott doesn’t seem to think that this is an issue that needs to be properly addressed.

A point of some contention in Queensland recently has been the local Labor opposition and their renewed commitment to the coal industry. It seems the mounting evidence affirming the existance of climate change and some of the hottest temperatures on record were not enough to deter the party’s new direction.

The Federal Government’s Solar Credits Scheme could turn out to be yet another failed government program, joining the ranks of the pink batts and the school halls schemes.