Today is the winter solstice. The darkest day of the year. If you’ve got solar on your roof, this is about as bad as it gets.
Which makes it the perfect time to ask: Is your system pulling its weight when you need it most?
Phase Shift: The Winter Solstice Solar Audit
Phase Shift: Buying a Battery? Don’t Be a Tightarse
With the federal battery rebate kicking in from July 1, demand for home battery quotes has gone ballistic.
It’s not hard to see why. Thousands of dollars in subsidies. Rising grid prices. More households with solar. And batteries finally starting to feel like part of the modern home, not a science experiment bolted to the garage wall.
Phase Shift: The Solar Industry Is Eating Its Own
A little while back, SolarQuotes’ in-house installer Anthony Bennett wrote a solid post on a niche issue: whether power and data cables can run in the same conduit.
Phase Shift: Boycott The Products, Not The Progress
It’s okay to boycott Tesla products.
If Elon Musk’s tweets make your teeth itch, if his politics repulse you, or if his general vibe just gives you the ick, fair enough. Buying something is emotional and if seeing a Tesla logo in your garage would make you miserable, you shouldn’t buy one. [Read more…]
Phase Shift: Can You Trust a Solar Installer Who Works From Home?
Every now and then, someone pops up on Facebook with a gripe:
“SolarQuotes lets installers in their network who work from home!!! 🤬”
Phase Shift: Premium Solar Panels Are Dead
The sun appears to be setting on the premium offerings from high-end solar brands.
I’ve got top-of-the-range REC Alpha panels on my roof. I’m a solar snob.
Or at least, I was.
Phase Shift: The Real Winner of The Election? Batteries.
Labor’s back in power, and now the battery rebate is locked in.
From July 1, Australians will be able to knock about $4,000 off a home battery. The goal? A million new batteries by 2030. Based on the number of quote requests we’ve seen at SolarQuotes, up 5x since election night, this is going to move the needle fast.
Phase Shift: This Election, The Energy Story Was All Wrong
As an ex-pommie, compulsory voting still feels a bit odd to me.
Skip it and you’ll cop a $20 fine — more than it costs to fill your EV on off-peak electricity.
What’s really strange, though, isn’t the voting. It’s the energy policies on offer — and how little they match what the major parties claim to believe.
[Read more…]
Phase Shift: The Business Advice I Ignore (And Why You Benefit)
Receiving my MBA certificate from the MBA School of MBA Credentials – after 45 minutes of tuition at Adelaide Fringe.
Every now and then, someone asks: How does SolarQuotes make money?
Fair question. We run a popular site, send thousands of referrals a month, and have a reputation for helping people avoid the dodgy end of the solar market.
Phase Shift: I’ve Seen The Future, And It’s… Simple Timers
In a world full of ‘smart’ energy tech, AI-driven optimisation, and dashboards that would make a Qantas cockpit blush, I’ve come to a confronting conclusion: the future isn’t clever. It’s just… timers.
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