Make Solar Panels Great Again
There’s a new myth floating around: if your energy retailer gives you a free 3-hour energy window in the middle of the day, you don’t need solar panels. Just get a big battery, charge it for free during the magic…
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How To Stop Winter From Breaking In Through The Window
Seeing your curtains sway gently in response to the afternoon breeze is a romantic word picture, like watching the house breathe. Until I tell you there’s a storm outside, and the windows are shut. The horrifying reality is that the…
VPPs Have Pros & Cons — But Watch Out For The Cons!
Thanks to the federal battery rebate and multiple state incentives, many new battery owners will soon be wondering if they should join a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). While the pros can make it worthwhile, you have to look out for…
Phase Shift: On Standby
There’s a certain kind of energy advice that just won’t die. You’ve probably heard it: Switch off appliances at the wall. Phantom loads are stealing your electricity! That made sense twenty years ago. Back when power bricks got properly hot.…
Endeavour Energy’s Community Battery Rollout Continues
While home batteries have been stealing the limelight recently, community batteries are continuing to be rolled out and New South Wales electricity distributor Endeavour Energy has just installed another five. Endeavour Energy had its hands full this week dealing with…
How Long Does CEC Listing Take?
We’ve often heard solar manufacturers and importers lament the lengthy process for solar panels, inverters and batteries to get a coveted Clean Energy Council approval. And now we have a better idea of how long it’s currently taking. The Clean…
Battery Rebate Triggers Seismic Solar Market Shift
One of the biggest events in Australian home solar will formally kick off tomorrow, but the federal government battery rebate has already made some major changes to the local market. In early April, Labor announced it would roll out a…
Northern Territory Electricity Pricing Reforms Revealed
The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party (CLP) Government has announced a three-phase (no pun intended) reform of NT electricity pricing, including a solar feed-in tariff boost from next week. Like most other states and territories, electricity prices will be going…
Victoria Unveils New Residential Gas Reduction Reforms
As the Victorian Government pursues increasing residential electrification in the state, home owners and landlords will be getting a firm push in that direction under changes to come into effect in 2027. But the reforms aren’t as broad as they…
Budget Boost For Home Batteries ‘Made In WA’
Amid some backlash over its re-jiggered rebate, Western Australia’s Cook Government’s Budget 2025/26 has earmarked tens of millions of dollars to support a local home battery manufacturing industry. With launch of the state’s rebate scheme imminent, Premier Cook wants to…
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