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.
About Max Opray
Journalist Max Opray joined SolarQuotes in 2025 as editor, bringing with him over a decade of experience covering green energy. Across his career Max has won multiple awards for his feature stories for The Guardian and The Saturday Paper, fact-checked energy claims for Australian Associated Press, launched the climate solutions newsletter Climactic, and covered the circular economy for sustainability thinktank Metabolic. Max also reported on table tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics — and is patiently waiting for any tenuous excuse to include his ping pong expertise in a SolarQuotes story.
How To Get Around The Cap On Free Daytime Electricity
The federal government is set to downgrade its plan to mandate three hours of free daytime electricity with the imposition of a reasonable use cap, but there’s a simple way to ensure you rarely if ever hit the limit: getting solar panels.
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Solar & Battery Owners Lead Charge In Switching Energy Providers
New owners of solar energy systems are more likely to switch electricity service providers than the typical Australian household, according to a survey undertaken by Roy Morgan – with the trend even more pronounced for battery owners.
Aircon Installs: What It Really Costs To Beat The Heat
It wasn’t even 11am in my neck of the woods in Adelaide on Tuesday, and the temperature had already reached 42.2C. After several days roasting in the forties, it’s fair to say that if I didn’t already have air conditioning, I’d have given up one of my kidneys to get it. Maybe even both of them.
Fortunately, air conditioning installers don’t typically expect human organs as payment – although that doesn’t mean a quality new system comes cheap. Here’s how much it typically costs to install an air conditioner in Australia in 2026.
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Don’t Waste Cold Cash On The Wrong Sized Air Conditioner
Sweltering through a heatwave and desperate for a new air conditioner? Don’t rush into a decision before working out what size of unit you need – otherwise you’ll be blowing all your cold cash on hot air.
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2025: The Year Australia’s Homes Went Electric
From the federal battery rebate frenzy to retail giants flexing their muscles in the solar market, it has been a game-changing year for home electrification in Australia. Here’s a rundown of our biggest stories across 2025.
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Christmas Gifts For The Energy Scrooge In Your Life
Whether it is for a loved one obsessed with electrifying their home, someone struggling with high energy bills, or a Scrooge who roams their house switching off lights and appliances – here’s some gift ideas that will inject some Christmas joy into every billing cycle.
Federal Battery Rebate Changes Revealed
Energy minister Chris Bowen spruiks Labor’s battery plan during the federal election – a scheme that has been revamped less than six months after launch.
The federal government has earmarked an additional $4.9bn for the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, while revamping it so incentives taper off for oversized home batteries that were rapidly depleting the scheme’s budget.
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The Worst-Rated Solar Monitoring Apps In Australia
Solar monitoring apps are supposed to make life easier for home energy management. But when the user experience is dominated by constant crashes, confusing interfaces and inaccurate information, some apps only make things harder. Here’s a rundown of the worst reviewed solar monitoring apps available in Australia.
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The Best Solar Monitoring Apps In Australia
Want to get maximum value out of your solar and battery system? You’ll need a good solar monitoring solution. Here’s a rundown on the top-rated solar monitoring apps available in Australia.
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