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Delta’s Power Pole Mounted EV Charger Hits Prime Time

Delta RapidPost 50 pole mounted EV charger

Delta Electronics has announced it has begun rolling out the RapidPost 50; what the firm says is Australia’s first 50kW DC EV charger that can be directly mounted onto street power poles. [Read more…]

Green Light For Ausgrid Community Power Network Trial

Ausgrid Community Power Network Trial

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has granted New South Wales electricity distributor Ausgrid a controversial trial waiver so it can experiment with the co-ordination of community batteries and private solar power installations within part of its networks. [Read more…]

Is Enphase On A Highway To Hell, Or Back In Black?

An AC/DC concertI went to the AC/DC PWR UP! gig in Adelaide last weekend. There are two ways to look at that show.

Australia’s Solar Sunshot Initiative: Return Of The Sun King

Hunter Valley Solar Foundry Project

Dr. Zhengrong Shi’s Sunman Group has been conditionally granted a bundle of bucks to set up a solar panel manufacturing facility in New South Wales. [Read more…]

‘Big Three’ Electricity Plans For Home Battery Owners Compared

Electricity plans for home battery owners

See what electricity plans are currently on offer for battery owners from the ‘Big Three’ electricity retailers — AGL, Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia — in QLD, NSW, VIC and SA. For some of plans, hooking up to a Virtual Power Plant isn’t required. [Read more…]

How To Get Solar Panels On A Heritage Home

Old houses are a blessing, but energy efficiency isn’t always a strong point.

Can you install solar onto a house and still preserve its historic character? It is possible, but you may need to appease the neighbours and some narrowly designed rules. Read on for some good points to raise in support of your planning application.

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Australian EV Charging Station Of The Year 2025 Revealed

Tesla supercharger station - New Italy, NSW

I’m a bit late in covering this, but it’s worth a mention. The Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) recently announced the winner of its 2025 Charging Station of the Year award. [Read more…]

ACCC Publishes Sigenergy Recall Notice Over Safety Concerns

A safety recall for sigenergy

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published a recall notice for some Sigenergy inverters due to overheating issues that melted plugs and caused a small fire, as first reported by SolarQuotes.

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WA Home Battery Rebate Is A Hit …And Miss

WA Residential Battery Scheme statistics

Figures released by Western Australia’s Cook Government indicate the WA residential battery rebate has been popular. But more than half of buyers appear to be foregoing it or otherwise missing out. [Read more…]

Free Daytime Electricity Will Save Everyone Money — Including Renters

A rooftop with solar next to rooftops without solar

The government’s Solar Sharer Offer will make free electricity available for three or more hours around midday.

I’ve heard this called a dumb policy that won’t lower costs because it will just shift them around, causing people to pay more at other times and in other ways to make up for what they get for free.  But this isn’t true!

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