If you haven’t been living under a rock, you will have heard that power bills have increased significantly over the past month due to the increasing cost of energy. New tariffs have taken effect as of July this year sending many into a tailspin. Energy bills increased by up to [...]
At Tandem Energy, we are always on the lookout for ways to reduce our clients' electricity costs and emissions. We have been following the team at iO Energy with interest ever since they won the 2021 Carbon Neutral Adelaide award for innovation (beating yours truly but who holds a grudge...). iO Energy are [...]
A warm welcome to our new consultant, Laura, who comes with a wealth of experience in the sustainability and environmental management sector. Laura is a Lead Auditor with experience implementing environmental, quality and food safety systems. Laura has helped businesses obtain a range of certifications, including ISO14001:2015, organics, and Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. In addition to [...]
In what is a bittersweet moment for us we say goodbye this week to Jack as he moves on to an exciting new position. After 4 years working for Tandem, Jack will now be attempting to effect change from within the Federal Government in his new job working as a Policy Officer in the newly [...]
The Albanese Government has announced a new tax incentive in the May 2023 budget to help small and medium-sized businesses reduce their energy costs through investment in energy efficiency and electrification. The Small Business Energy Incentive is a tax deduction that will be available to businesses with an annual turnover of less than $50 [...]
22 June 2022 The recent developments regarding the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and the east-coast market has generated a significant public interest in understanding the contributing factors prior to AEMO suspending the market last week, and now, preparing to lift the suspension and resume the market. CEO Rachel Brdanovic was approached by the ABC [...]
What a ride! It has been over a year since we leased our Nissan Leaf. To be honest I didn’t care much about the actual car to start with as it was the only electric vehicle in our price range. I had decided years ago that our next car will be an electric car, [...]
After recently completing Climate Active training and becoming registered Climate Active consultants (for all 5 Climate Active certifications: Organisations, Products, Services, Events and Precincts), Tandem staff members Rachel and Jack are excited to begin putting what they have learnt into practice, by helping support businesses to calculate, reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions [...]
Renewable energy is an effective and simple method of reducing your energy consumption and reducing your carbon emissions. Large organisations often require equally large quantities of solar PV to be installed to offset their energy demands and bring down operational costs. One of the reasons many solar installers recommend a system of 99kW is [...]
Nearly all monitoring systems have mobile apps, meaning that your system's data is in the palm of your hand. It is all too easy to set and forget your solar and monitoring systems. They work in the background, and most of the time, there are no problems or alerts that require your [...]