Residential demand tariffs are now available in Australia, and I recommend you watch out for them. If you are a modest user of grid electricity, as many solar owners are, they have the ability to blow your electricity bill through the ceiling.
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Electricity companies around Australia are starting to roll out a new way to charge you for electricity. It is called a residential demand tariff. Unsurprisingly this new tariff can result in higher bills for you, and higher profits for them. This post is important. It will explain to you what a demand tariff is, how it […]
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Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea… Ever wonder why you never hear a robot singing that song? I’ll tell you why. Two words: corrosion! Sorry, that was one word. Two words – bad corrosion!
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Installing rooftop solar systems with a total panel capacity greater than the inverter capacity is usually a very good idea. It will certainly save you money, but it can also help get around the restrictions many Australians face on the size of inverter they can connect to the grid.
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One solar panel manufacturer who seems to be popping up a lot recently is Seraphim Solar. On the plus side they appear to make top quality panels which have done a good job of impressing people, receiving an average rating of almost 4.9 out of 5 from our customer reviews. But they get a black mark, for […]
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Why shouldn’t you wear underpants made in the Soviet Union? Because Cher-nob-yl fall out. And if you think that terrible joke doesn’t apply to you because you are female just spend some time in Chernobyl and maybe you’ll grow something that can fall out of your Soviet underpants.
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Do you love children? I do. And this is not a lead in to a stupid joke where I say, “…with tomato sauce”. In fact, all things considered, I find children to be about exactly as annoying as I find adults. So if you’re human, no matter what your age, you’re okay as far as […]
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Update 23rd Feb 2018: Solar installations of 100 kilowatts or less now only receive STCs. However, applications made before March 31st 2018 for systems of 10 to 100 kilowatts may be accepted under the old rules and permitted to receive LGCs. Many people are aware the Renewable Energy Target, or RET, lowers the cost of […]
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Like experienced card sharps waiting for the deal, all eyes were on the Canberra environment portfolio reshuffles last week. This following the near-disastrous election result for the Coalition where hopes were high that Malcolm 3.0 may have “got the message” on renewable policy.
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Last week we touched on how the newly-elected Malcolm Turnbull could take on the anti-renewables wing of his party to implement sensible and far-reaching reforms. This week we look at whether Mal 3.0 has the stomach for the fight…and what this means for solar power policy in Australia.
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