Another 5,000 rebates are available for eligible apartment, unit and townhouse residents to install solar power systems under the third round of Victoria’s $32 million Solar for Apartments program.
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Efficiency Is Dead
I used to worship efficiency. For years as a control systems engineer, I sweated over fractions of a percent, shaving seconds off processes and optimising production lines. Now I look around and realise: efficiency is dead. Killed by cheap solar and ever-cheaper batteries.
[Continue reading…]Australia’s 2035 Emissions Target: Home Electrification
A 2035 emissions target range has been set for Australia and plans to achieve it unveiled. So, what’s on the cards for home electrification?
[Continue reading…]SolarQuotes Is Hiring: Ready To Power Our Operations?
It is an exciting time at SolarQuotes as we scale up to accelerate home electrification across Australia. We’re growing fast to meet this challenge, and are on the lookout for an Operations Manager to help guide us forward.
[Continue reading…]Tesla Powerwall 2 Australian Recall: What We Know
Certain Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries installed in Australia are subject to a recall after reports of battery cells in some systems smoking or venting flame.
[Continue reading…]Solis Celebrates 20 Years Of Solar Inverter Manufacturing
20 years is forever in the solar manufacturing industry and to last that long as Chinese inverter manufacturer Solis has done is quite an accomplishment. But is Solis gear any good?
[Continue reading…]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.
[Continue reading…]Queensland’s Best-Rated Solar Installers: 2025
The ratings have been reviewed and the numbers crunched. Discover which companies are SolarQuotes’ best-rated solar installers in Queensland for 2025.
[Continue reading…]Home Battery Basics: Fundamentals You Need To Know
Don’t go in blind when buying a solar battery — first understand these important fundamentals to help ensure you get the system you want (and need).
[Continue reading…]Sticker Overload: When Safety Theatre Kills Productivity
Last month, the Government hosted a Productivity Summit. Tristan Edis summed it up in one brutal line: “If introducing a road user charge for electric vehicles is the best we can do out of the Productivity Summit, then God help this country.”
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