We’ve all seen the adverts on TV with used cricketers flogging cheap solar, but have you considered who’s boosting who? Is it the retailer using the credibility of respected personalities; or are washed-up sports stars just getting their face on TV after retirement?
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A US-based cybersecurity firm has released a report detailing dozens of vulnerabilities it discovered in products from some of the world’s major solar inverter manufacturers. But there’s good news.
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The Federal Election has been called, and people are now banging on my door demanding I provide them with some deep analysis on the ‘nuclear debate’. They want to know what I think about Peter Dutton’s grand plan to build nuclear power stations across Australia. Here’s what I think: I’m not wasting your time or […]
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Newly released analysis suggests that by upgrading Australia’s worst-performing homes, the energy savings would be equivalent to keeping 4.5 million electric vehicles on the road a year.
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For those with experience living with remote area power, you’ll know every watt counts, especially in winter. If you want an EV, then you’ll almost certainly need more solar, and the best available management for charging the new car.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Budget 2025–26 was a fizzer for Australians hoping for home battery and other electrification incentives. But the show isn’t over yet.
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Victoria’s Minister for Energy & Resources Lily D’Ambrosio recently introduced a bill into state parliament to strengthen and greatly extend the hugely popular Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program.
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Further power bill rebates in tonight’s federal budget brings the total amount of energy cost relief to $6.8bn under the Albanese government — which would have been enough to embark on the electrification of over 600,000 households, new analysis reveals.
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Modest hybrid inverters are sometimes oversold by salespeople or romanticised by customers. Their ability to back up your house in a blackout can be limited by capacity and wiring constraints. If you have awkward house wiring and an older, smaller, cheaper hybrid, we may have an answer to get you backup throughout the house.
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Don’t you hate it when you’re out and realise you’ve left the gas on at home? It’s a nightmare when we do it with a gas stove, yet millions of Australians are essentially doing this every day to keep their water piping hot. There’s a more efficient alternative: use a hot water heat pump as […]
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