You’re likely sick of the headlines by now: “Three hours of free power for everyone!”
Most readers of those headlines will assume three free hours of energy are about to land in their current plan, like magic. They won’t. Instead, it looks like the plan is to force each retailer to offer at least one “free-hours” plan among all their others.
Australian solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar is putting its money where its mouth is, offering a generous payment to eligible owners of its panels for valid warranty claims that result in module replacement. [Continue reading…]
Certain Chromagen Ariston Primos heat pump hot water system units sold across Australia have been recalled due to a potential fire hazard. Here’s what owners need to know.
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Electricity retailers will soon be required by the federal government to offer free electricity to households for at least three hours a day under what’s been dubbed the Solar Sharer Offer (SSO).
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Victorians have collectively saved a huge bundle of bucks on the up-front costs of solar power, battery and hot water systems through state rebates and loans. Find out how much here.
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The growth in renewables including rooftop solar — and energy storage — continue to put downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices; even as the shift to electrification accelerates. Whether/when we’ll see that flow on to household electricity bills and by how much is another matter.
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What’s known in the industry as Solar Christmas is over for another year. At each of these events we seem to have an underlying theme. It was batteries last year, and nondescript white 5kW boxes the year before. So what was big this year? Stackable all-in-one solutions.
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PV Industries’ new solar panel recycling facility at Bankstown Airport officially opened this week, supported by funding from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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Thousands have converged on Melbourne to address the opportunities and growing pains of the solar battery bonanza, in the first All Energy Australia conference since the introduction of the federal rebate. The SolarQuotes team joined the fray to cover the Southern Hemisphere’s largest clean energy event, which ran over two days from October 29 to […]
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Here are two facts about home batteries: Using a home battery reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Making and installing a home battery increases greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is the first effect is much larger than the second. Pinning down how much home batteries reduce emissions isn’t easy, but I’m going to take a stab […]
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