It’s winter, it’s cold and Australians are looking for economical ways to stay warm in their homes. Enter cheap plug-in mini-heaters. But both your hip pocket and you could get burned — literally.
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Don’t Blow Your Rebate On A Battery That’s Too Big To Fill
On the back of the federal rebate, huge batteries are on sale for bargain prices. There’s a catch to many of these deals however: you can’t possibly hope to actually charge these monster batteries to capacity as they are paired with completely inadequate inverters. Here’s what to watch out for.
[Continue reading…]Ruixu: New Kid On The Australian Home Battery Block
China’s Ruixu is looking to grab some of the home battery rebate action in Australia with its Lithi2-16 offering. It looks like it could be competitive on pricing, but will it be any good?
[Continue reading…]Top Solar Inverter Shippers Revealed
For the tenth consecutive year, two manufacturers ranked first and second in Wood Mackenzie’s global inverter shipment rankings — with the pair accounting for 55% of the global inverter market in 2024.
[Continue reading…]Phase Shift: Make Solar Panels Great Again
There’s a new myth floating around: if your energy retailer gives you a free 3-hour energy window in the middle of the day, you don’t need solar panels. Just get a big battery, charge it for free during the magic window, and run your house on battery power 21 hours per day.
[Continue reading…]EV Charger Accessibility: National Standard Needed
There currently is no specific standard directly addressing accessibility requirements at public EV charging stations in Australia. NRMA says this needs to change.
[Continue reading…]Home Energy Efficiency: The Renter’s Reality
A new report highlights the plight of renters struggling to keep their household bills down, stymied by a lack of control over the energy efficiency of their homes.
[Continue reading…]NSW Tightens Up Energy Efficiency Incentive Schemes
Doorknocking will be banned for New South Wales’ Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) from the beginning of August, and a new warranty requirement for heat pump hot water systems supported under the ESS will kick in.
[Continue reading…]The Rebate Cowboys Are Back: Don’t Get Taken For A Ride
The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is triggering a Wild West of misleading ads, dodgy installations, poor-quality products, and fake government websites. We’ve seen this all before with the solar rebate: here’s how to avoid falling for the same traps with the new battery incentive.
[Continue reading…]Electric Vehicle Council Pushes For V2G Charger Rebate
The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has made its case for expanding Australia’s home battery rebate program to include Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) EV chargers.
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