A first step to a healthier, more comfortable home with lower energy bills Are you concerned about the rising cost of keeping your home comfortable in summer and winter? You probably know people making changes to cut their household energy…
It bears repeating, ad nausea, consumers respond to retail prices. So now that we have cheaper daytime tariffs, combined with home batteries, consumers are demanding more energy in the middle of the day. This has changed in about a year.…
Electrifying our lives makes sense for households because it is comfortable and saves money. We are used to heatpumps providing heating and cooling to keep the inside of our homes at a temperature we can But it makes sense for…
During Winter, I paid just $55 to power my Ringwood East home and electric vehicle. The recipe for this success has several ingredients. Look for a competitive energy retailer plan Use the Victorian Energy Compare website to search for a…
ECAM is excited to announce the launch of its own YouTube channel. Along with the Facebook page, this is another way to share news about ECAM activities. The channels debuts with ECAM EV Event with EVchoice and Whitehorse City Council – our highlights real from…
2026 is a watershed year in the energy system, in so many ways… One of the more obvious, you literally see it on the streets, is the shift EV mass market take up to be the new normal. Besides Australia’s…
The times they are achanging… The “mid-transition” is upon us – people everywhere are recognising that the answer to their energy needs is electrification. For 15 years we have seen it in rooftop solar (and soon balcony solar), now we…
Howard of Maroondah On April 18, an enthusiastic group assembled to hear Liz from Sustainable Gardening Australia talk about rainwater gardens. Liz started by explaining the issues with stormwater in an urban environment. Hard surfaces and compacted soil means most…
Our modern suburbs have far more hard and impermeable surfaces than natural bushland areas. Roadways, driveways, roofs and paving increase the amount of water flowing into our stormwater systems then into local creeks and rivers before much of it ends…
You want to save on energy and help the environment – what’s the next step? If you’re not sure where to start, our diagram shows the best first steps. Victorian Energy Compare can help you to find cheaper energy plans,…