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The Best Home EV Chargers In 2026 Are Made By Battery Manufacturers

With full EVs accounting for more than one in five cars sold in July 2026, home EV chargers are selling like hot cakes.

To find out which chargers the experts trust, we asked our network of installers a simple question:

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Aldi Solar Expands West As Growing Pains Mount

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Aldi Solar is expanding, with people in Western Australia and South Australia now able to get in line. But there are plenty of red flags to be aware of before getting a solar and battery system from a discount supermarket.

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The Best Conflict Of Interest Is The One You Can See

Every year we publish the Installer’s Choice Awards, and every year the same two objections turn up in the comments within about four milliseconds.

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Solar Sharer: How To Shift Appliances To Free Daytime Power

Cartoon image of a washing machine on a timer.

EV charging, heating, and cooling are usually the biggest electrical loads you can shift. We’ve already talked about heating and cooling in another part of this series, and we’ve also covered EVs. After those, hot water and the pool pump are usually next. But not all appliances can be shifted. Here’s how to figure out […]

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Government Expands Solar Rebates For Commercial Rooftops

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The federal government has announced a major expansion of Australia’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), opening the door for much larger commercial rooftop solar systems to receive the same type of upfront incentive that helped drive Australia’s household solar boom. Under the proposal, the SRES threshold would increase tenfold from 100 kilowatts to 1 megawatt, […]

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Fuel Excise Cut Ends, As Age Of The EV Begins

Close view of petrol pumps.

The fuel excise cut introduced to soften the impact of rising petrol prices finished at midnight on 2 August. From this point, petrol and diesel are taxed at the full rate again, so prices at the pump are climbing higher once again. It comes as new data out this week shows that electric and hybrid […]

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GroWatt Manager Teabags The Clean Energy Council

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There’s never a dull moment in the solarcoaster, but a GroWatt manager took things up a notch last week by getting themselves arrested after a dalliance with the Clean Energy Council (CEC).

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From My Wardrobe To A Million Quotes: What’s Changed (And What Hasn’t)

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This week SolarQuotes ticked over one million quote requests. Somewhere in a database is customer number one1, and somewhere in the queue right now is customer number one million.

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Can You Charge An EV In Three Hours Of Free Power?

Two EVs charging in a driveway with an EV charger on the garage.

Solar Sharer plans featuring free daytime electricity can be great value for EV owners – but there’s a catch. To make the most of the offer, you need a dedicated home charger set to run during the free hours. If you use a regular wall socket and try to guess the timing, you’ll barely cover […]

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What 20,000 Homes Reveal About Solar Batteries

AEMO imports exports report 2026

If you’ve ever wondered what difference a home battery actually makes to the way your home interacts with the grid, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has some new real-world data. Buried in the latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report is a comparison of 20,000 Australian homes that examines how households with rooftop solar and those […]

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