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Federal Push For More ARENA-Funded Home Electrification Pilots

Home electrification in Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has been requested by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen to look into funding more community electrification projects, in an effort to slash emissions and help more households save big on power bills.

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Shellharbour City LGA Electrification Incentives Still Up For Grabs

Shellharbour City LGA Home Electrification Incentives

New South Wales’ Shellharbour City Council has reminded residents it has several rebates currently available to help support households install solar panels, batteries and selected home electrification tech.

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The Best Solar Panels In 2025: According To Aussie Installers

When it comes to knowing which solar panel brands are the best, there’s nobody better to ask than the people who install them for a living, which is exactly what we do each year. It’s time to reveal the 2025 SolarQuotes Installers’ Choice Awards for Best Solar Panels.

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Introducing SolarQuotes Editor Max Opray

A stylized depiction of a man with spectacles

Hello folks, My name is Max Opray, and I’ve just started in the new role of SolarQuotes editor. For over a decade I’ve been covering green energy as a journalist, and I’m thrilled to be enlisting with an organisation that has played such a key role in Australia’s solar revolution.

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Dust And Tilt: The Impact On Solar Panel Performance

Impact of dust on solar panel output

Dust can have a negative impact on solar panel performance. But module tilt angle also plays a role in how much the impact will be, as this study carried out in an extreme environment indicates.

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Canadian Solar Inverters Hit With CEC Suspension 

Canadian Solar inverter suspensions in Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has announced several Canadian Solar (CSI-Solar) inverter models have been suspended from the CEC’s approved solar products program.

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2024 PVEL Scorecard: Which Solar Panels Survived Kiwa’s Fiendish Tests?

Kiwa researchers testing solar panels

We’re well into the first month of 2025, but before getting carried away by the fact we’re now obviously living in the future, I thought it would be a good idea to look back at which solar panels tested well last year, according to the Kiwa PVEL 2024 PV Module Reliability Scorecard.

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RACV Charges Ahead On EVs, But Cops Solar Slap

RACV: EV chargers and solar

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is celebrating completion of major EV charging upgrades across its network, but its solar arm has been clipped across the ear after regulator scrutiny.

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Australian Households And Energy Literacy: Survey Results

Energy literacy in Australian households

A recent survey suggests many Australian households have low energy literacy, and a majority want simplicity in their relationships with electricity retailers.

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EV Charging Cable Theft Sparks Innovation

EV charging cable theft prevention

While not a significant problem in Australia yet (and hopefully never will be), EV charging cable theft has been on the rise in the USA and UK.

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