The federal government has announced a huge boost to the federal battery rebate, while reviewing a much more modest EV tax break. Here’s why the government should be ramping up its support for EVs rather than cutting it.
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About Anthony BennettAnthony joined the SolarQuotes team in 2022. He’s a licensed electrician, builder, roofer and solar installer who for 14 years did jobs all over SA - residential, commercial, on-grid and off-grid. A true enthusiast with a skillset the typical solar installer might not have, his blogs are typically deep dives that draw on his decades of experience in the industry to educate and entertain. Read Anthony's full bio.
We Backed Home Batteries. Now Do EVs.
Have you heard the Whispr?
Andrew Reither from PowerPlus Energy getting the hang of commissioning
Have you heard the Whispr?
Australian battery maker PowerPlus Energy has a stackable battery inverter combination now available to fully support 3 phase systems.
So is it any good? In my humble opinion yes. Read on while we explain why in this installation review.
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How To Get Solar Panels On A Heritage Home
Old houses are a blessing, but energy efficiency isn’t always a strong point.
Can you install solar onto a house and still preserve its historic character? It is possible, but you may need to appease the neighbours and some narrowly designed rules. Read on for some good points to raise in support of your planning application.
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Sigenergy’s Terminal Problem: Melted Plugs & Throttled Inverters
Sigenergy systems are suffering serious failures, with the company quietly scrambling to address a spate of melted plugs and poor terminations by throttling inverters to stop them overheating, running their own inspections of installs and offering to replace all affected components.
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Stackable All-In-One Systems Are Climbing The Walls
Is everything in the solar industry now an all-in-one stackable system? It seems that’s where everyone is headed, because they’re fast to install and that means installers like selling them. Stackable systems were climbing the walls at the recent All Energy Australia conference, which is often a glimpse at the next big trends in home energy.
All Singing All Dancing All Stackable At All Energy 2025
Trying to minimise merch can be a challenge.
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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Poorly Protected Wires Risk A Disaster In Your Roof
Electrical conduits are the tubes used to protect and route wiring. Get them wrong and you’ll make roof spaces even more unsafe than they already are.
So what does good conduit work look like? Read on while we peek above the manhole.
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Solar Spring Clean: Has Your Inverter Turned Into A Bird Nest?
Winter is waning, Spring has sprung, as the temperature lifts, so should your gaze. You may find a hot mess on top of your solar inverter because even the best can suffer birds nests.
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Think The EV Transition Is Impossible? Look To The North
Naysayers claim electric vehicles simply won’t work at scale in a country like Australia. Yet there are countries with far more unfavourable conditions for EVs that are leading the way.
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Daycharging; It’s Time To Deploy Power Points Everywhere
We need more EVs charging during the day. Not just fancy charging stations – plain power points in every car park will do the trick.
It will offer huge benefits, drawing cheap solar energy when its plentiful and freeing cars up to discharge back to the grid at night.
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