The gas death spiral is accelerating so fast that the dwindling number of Australians still tethered to gas must be feeling dizzy (or perhaps that’s just the methane seeping in from those leaky cooktops). The number of households on gas continues to decline, with new costs set to be foisted on those who remain connected.
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Recycled Opinions: Have Your Say On Solar Panel Waste Plan
Following the announcement of a national solar panel recycling pilot, a parliamentary inquiry has now opened alongside formal requests for industry and public input — signaling that the wheels are finally turning. We spoke with recyclers to get their perspective.
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Your EV Will Eat Your Home Battery – If You Let It
Ten per cent of new cars sold in Australia are now plug-in EVs. Home battery sales are going through the roof. That means a growing number of homes now have both. Or soon will. And yet, hardly anyone thinks about how the two will work together.
[Continue reading…]Submissions Close On AEMC Plan To Raise Fixed Charges
Are the authorities running Australia’s main grid quietly out to ruin us all? Certainly seems they are. Read on as I explain the lunacy – there’s a proposal on the table that could restructure how we all pay for electricity. They want us all to pay more in fixed charges.
[Continue reading…]Fact Check: No, Smart Meters Won’t Cook You With Radiation
You can find plenty of claims online that smart meters are a health hazard or part of a sinister government conspiracy. I’ve had a look and found these claims to be false.
[Continue reading…]NSW Finally Opens Up The Garage Door To Batteries
Good news for battery customers in New South Wales – you can now join the rest of the country, installing battery systems within 600mm of garage door openings and other similar applications. What exactly does this mean? Simply that NSW has now adopted the pragmatic approach everyone else takes to interpreting the rules.
[Continue reading…]Battery Rebate Scramble: Installers Booked Out Until May
The rush to get large home batteries before the federal rebate is restructured has seen many reputable battery installers booked out through to May, when the changes to the Cheaper Home Battery Program come into force.
[Continue reading…]Vale Michael Bloch
Michael Bloch, SolarQuotes’ most prolific writer, died last week after a long illness. Michael joined SolarQuotes in April 2017 and went on to write an extraordinary 3,363 posts over almost nine years. His final article was published on 22 January 2026. That volume alone is remarkable, but it only hints at the impact he had.
[Continue reading…]When Did AC Coupling Become A Fashion Crime?
There’s a strange certainty creeping into battery talk lately. The idea that DC coupling is the grown-up option, and AC coupling is something we did back when we didn’t know any better. I keep seeing installers and Facebook pundits claiming the only proper way to attach a battery to a house is with a DC-coupled […]
[Continue reading…]Regulator Reveals Key Lesson From Sigenergy’s Melted Plugs
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has revealed it warned manufacturers and installers to provide early notification of product risks, after reviewing the spate of melted Sigenergy inverter plugs last year.
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