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Boost for renters as state pumps $800m into clean power – The Age
Victoria will introduce rules enforcing a minimum level of heating and cooling in rental homes, while investing $335 million in energy-efficient heating units.
Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the investment would make bills cheaper for renters and drive down emissions, with a peak of up to 60 per cent of Victoria’s power grid already supplied by renewables.
The state’s solar energy production will be extended from 100,000 homes to 142,000 in the next two years thanks to a $191 million investment, a one-off $250 payment will be available to households struggling to pay power bills and $112 million will go towards upgrading heating, cooling and…
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