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Off-Grid EV Charging: Here’s How To Make It Work

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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Home Electrification Budget Blues

Australian Federal Budget - 2025-26

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. [Read more…]

How a Simple Contactor Can Improve Your Battery Backup

a well lit house in a blackoutModest 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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Sunshine On Tap: Turn Your Hot Water System Into A Battery

A tap and a sunsetDon’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 a thermal battery.

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More Power Bill Relief On Its Way For Australians

Australian electricity bill rebates

Every Australian household and around a million small businesses will be provided additional electricity bill rebates by the end of this year – and the Coalition is on board. [Read more…]

Nuclear Power In Australia:  A Little More Conversation?

Nuclear power station

Self-described grassroots movement Nuclear for Australia is calling for policy makers to kick off a science-driven conversation about including nuclear power in Australia’s future energy mix. [Read more…]

Got An Eye For Detail? SolarQuotes Needs A Lead Investigator

A woman holding a magnifying glassEvery day, people come to SolarQuotes to ask for quotes for their home electrification needs: whether that’s solar panels, batteries, EV chargers or hot water heat pumps.

And just about every day, something goes a little bit wrong with those requests for quotes. That’s where our Lead Investigator & Customer Service Hero comes in.

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Community Battery Grants Worth $46.3m Up For Grabs

A battery covered in Indigenous art

The first battery installed under the Community Battery Funding program, located in Bexley North.

Expressions of interest are now open for the $46.3m second round of a national funding program for community batteries. Here’s what it all means and how to apply.

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More Power Price Pain Ahead For Many Australians

Electricity pricing in Australia

Draft determinations for default electricity offer pricing for 2025/26 have been announced for South East Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria for 2025/26. Here’s what’s on the cards. [Read more…]

Hot Water Heat Pump Warranties Ranked From Best To Worst

A picture of a heat pump warranty book cover

Hot water heat pump systems are great for saving energy, but there’s a major problem dogging them like an overly friendly labrador that has been rolling in fish guts.  Most warranties stink!  I can only think of four brands commonly sold in Australia with warranties I consider close to acceptable.

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