December 8, 2011
A leading consumer advocacy group has condemned the Victorian Government’s decision to continue excluding ceiling insulation from its VEET energy subsidy scheme.
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) says the move by Michael O’Brien, the Minister for Energy and Resources, would force low-income families to endure another summer of high energy bills.
Ian Porter, the ATA’s [...]

December 1, 2011
Melburnians could return to the bad old days of wasting water after a decision to ease water restrictions, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).
The ATA believes the lifting of restrictions back to Stage 1, after years of commitment to water saving by successive Victorian governments and hundreds of thousands of Melburnians, is [...]

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Wednesday 23 November 2011
Consumer representatives from across the nation demand fairness in energy prices as rule changes are proposed to prevent price gouging by energy network businesses.
Consumer groups from around Australia have joined the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and some of the nation’s biggest businesses in calling for reform to the process that sets [...]

Today’s momentous passing of the carbon tax into law is an opportunity for Australia to make bold moves forward on the road to sustainability, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).
Ian Porter, the ATA’s chief executive, in congratulating the Government, Greens and Independents, said the historic occasion should act as a springboard and a [...]

October 5, 2011
Claims that improved financial regulation of energy distribution companies will lead to blackouts in Australian homes are false and misleading, the Alternative Technology Association says.
The ATA has welcomed a move by the Australian Energy Regulator to seek changes to the national electricity rules for an improved, independent assessment of the costs claimed by [...]

September 22, 2011
The Alternative Technology Association supports the push by Victorian community groups fighting to reverse government restrictions on wind turbines.
ATA chief executive Ian Porter has welcomed Mt Alexander Shire Council asking the Victorian Government to reverse a wind farm ban in the municipality, and the WISE group’s determination to proceed with a planned wind [...]

The Victorian Government’s slashing of the state’s solar feed-in tariff will hurt confidence in solar power in Victoria and lead to a shrinking in the solar industry, the Alternative Technology Association says.
The ATA’s energy projects and policy manager, Damien Moyse, said the government’s figures were wrong on the time it would take people to [...]

August 18, 2011
The Worton family is a model for helping the environment and saving money at the same time.
Richard Worton and wife Lucy and their two children have dramatically improved the energy efficiency of their established four-bedroom house at Frankston in suburban Melbourne. They are saving hundreds of dollars each year on electricity bills as [...]

The Alternative Technology Association is calling on the Victorian Government Coalition to honour its 2010 election commitment and hold off on making major changes to the Victorian feed-in tariff for rooftop solar systems before an independent review is held.
The ATA understands the Victorian Government is on the verge of making an announcement to slash the [...]

August 2, 2011
People wanting to install clean, green solar power on their roofs in Western Australia have been left high and dry with the shock announcement by the WA Government yesterday of the closure of the state’s feed-in tariff scheme.
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) has condemned the move, which was made without industry, environment group [...]