NSW home battery owners participating in Amber Electric’s SmartShift collectively did pretty well from recent wholesale electricity price spikes. But making the most of SmartShift is best suited to the adventurous and energy nerds. [Read more…]

Solar polysilicon producers have gone from rolling in cash to crying poor in a relatively short timeframe – such is the nature of the “solar coaster” that we’ve become accustomed to over the years. But it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. [Read more…]

Businesses participating in Victoria’s Solar Homes program will have additional requirements come into force on July 1 this year. Here’s a summary. [Read more…]

Optimizer, inverter, battery storage and EV charger manufacturer SolarEdge had another challenging quarter to kick off the year. [Read more…]

Australians hankering after a Fronius inverter should find the cost of the company’s SnapINverter range, which is being phased out, now more wallet-friendly. [Read more…]

China’s Sungrow launched its latest inverters and batteries for the Australian residential and commercial market at the Solar & Storage Live Australia event held in Brisbane last week. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Allan Government says the Victorian Budget 2024/25 is firmly focused on helping families. Here’s what’s happening on that front in relation to energy. [Read more…]

In Western Australia, residents of Broome and some other towns in Horizon Power’s service area previously locked out of rooftop solar power can finally install panels – with more towns to come. [Read more…]

As of the beginning of May, telemarketing has been banned from the long-running Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) and Solar Homes programs. [Read more…]

Queenslanders will receive a $325 – $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.  Discover who’s getting what, and how the $2.5 billion price tag will be paid for. [Read more…]