Round 9 of the SolarQuotes Vodcast, where Ronald and I address the worrying development of the CEC Approved Solar Retailer Scheme (ASR) becoming effectively mandatory in Victoria, plus other recent solar news. [Read more…]
Off-Site Solar Scheme: Don’t Buy AGL’s Golden Handcuffs
Tenants who ‘invest’ in AGL’s Offsite Solar are emotionally handcuffed to their tariffs for 7 years
If you are lucky enough to own an unshaded roof over your head, solar power is a no brainer.
Millions of homeowners have realised this and, for those who have done it right, they are living a life free of energy bill worries for the foreseeable future.
But what about the 30% of Australians who rent? They are seemingly stuck having to pay electricity retailers for overpriced, dirty grid electricity. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 8: Ronald On Drugs & Chocolate
In the 8th instalment of the SolarQuotes Vodcast, Ronald and Finn discuss taking drugs, eating chocolate and of course solar power stuff. Click on the timestamp to go to that part of the video. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast #7 : Finn Gets In Trouble With The Police
In this episode:
0:17Â We discuss why the CEC Approved Solar Retailer Scheme might be about to enter a dangerous new phase.
0:17Â Ronald dobs me in for getting a police caution on the streets of Adelaide.
And then we go through the last 7 days of solar news on the blog. [Read more…]
Making Approved Solar Retailer Status Mandatory in Victoria Would Be Disastrous
In Orwell’s Animal Farm, animals were told that doing extra work was voluntary, yet those who didn’t volunteer got their rations reduced.
In November 2013 the Clean Energy Council told solar companies that becoming an Approved Solar Retailer (ASR), which requires extra work, was voluntary. But in 2018Â solar companies that had not signed up started to lose their opportunity to benefit from participation in state government solar rebate and zero interest loan schemes.
Beware of schemes that claim to be voluntary but force you into applying by other means. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode #6
Join Ronald and I from the SolarQuotes office in Adelaide CBD where we discuss the previous week’s happenings on the blog: [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode #5
Last Friday Ronald and I sat down in SQHQ to discuss the previous 7 days on the blog. Here are the posts we discussed, along with links to the relevant place in the video. [Read more…]
A Solar Installer Questioned SolarEdge’s Reliability And SolarEdge Is Furious
February 5, 2019 2019-02-07T15:58:51 by
Spat over inverter review intensifies as SolarEdge go legal.
At 3:15pm on Christmas Eve, when most Australian families were kicking back with a drink and looking forward to at least 2 days with family, friends and no work worries, Mark Cavanagh1, owner of the highly regarded solar installation company, MC Electrical2 received a five page letter from lawyers acting for $1.6 billion Israeli inverter manufacturer, SolarEdge. [Read more…]
How To Power Through A Heatwave – In Comfort – On 100% Solar Energy
Is it possible to keep a family home comfortable in an extreme heatwave using only solar energy? Yes.
Last week I received a phone call from an ABC journalist. Unfortunately he didn’t want to invite me on Gruen to talk about the joys of solar advertising, or book Ronald & Tonto23 to perform on Mad As Hell. Rather, he’d been told that solar panels lose efficiency when it gets hot, and was keen to learn more. Specifically, he wondered how much solar panel efficiency would be lost if the temperature hit 45º during the heatwave – as forecast for the following day. [Read more…]
How To Use Solcast To Check Your Solar Panels’ Performance
By Dr. Nick Engerer
Note from Finn: This is a guest post by Dr Nick Engerer – Solcast is a super handy, free, quick and accurate way to check what your solar power system should have produced in the last 7 days. [Read more…]
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