The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is triggering a Wild West of misleading ads, dodgy installations, poor-quality products, and fake government websites. We’ve seen this all before with the solar rebate: here’s how to avoid falling for the same traps with the new battery incentive.
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The Rebate Cowboys Are Back: Don’t Get Taken For A Ride
Electric Vehicle Council Pushes For V2G Charger Rebate
The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has made its case for expanding Australia’s home battery rebate program to include Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) EV chargers. [Continue reading…]
Electricians Have The Power To Resist Battery Rebate Scams
The launch of the battery rebate means there’s more work than ever for the industry. Instead of taking advantage of customers as happened with the solar rebate, installers should realise they now have the power to refuse to work with dodgy operators and poor quality brands.
[Continue reading…]Victoria’s 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program: Final Round
The application period for Round 3 of Victoria’s 100 Neighbourhood Batteries program (100NB) is about to kick off, with priority to be given to local government areas that have missed out so far.
[Continue reading…]Phase Shift: Don’t Let SigEnergy Become A Cult
SigEnergy reckons they’ve grabbed 30% of Australia’s home battery market. From basically nothing just over a year ago, that’s pretty bloody impressive.
[Continue reading…]NSW To Add Hundreds More Kerbside EV Chargers
Another 549 kerbside EV chargers are to be installed across Wollongong, Greater Sydney and Newcastle over next year through a Minns Government program.
[Continue reading…]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 cold wind is inside the house with you. Here’s some simple fixes I’m making this […]
[Continue reading…]GoodWe’s EHB Hybrid Inverter Unleashed In Australia
Timing is everything they say, and Clean Energy Council approval for the EHB single-phase hybrid inverter series was pretty good timing for GoodWe.
[Continue reading…]Call For A National Energy Efficiency Rebate Scheme
Policy debate in Australia concerned with addressing rising energy costs has largely centred on the wrong solutions says a new report – the focus should be on homes, not power plants.
[Continue reading…]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 a huge list of cons before signing up.
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