Living in the city makes it hard for electric car owners without off-street parking. It’s tough to find a place to charge, dissuading many inner city dwellers from buying electric cars.
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City Living With An EV: Charging Solutions for Those Without Driveways
Refurbished Realities: Joe’s Warranty Tussle With His Tesla Powerwall
If your brand-new Powerwall falters, brace yourself for nothing more than a refurbished replacement from Tesla. At least that’s the experience SolarQuotes reader Joe had when his Powerwall stopped working two months after being installed. [Read more…]
How To Go Reliably Off-Grid With Your Tiny House Or Cabin
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A growing number of Australians are trying to avoid the hellscape that is the current Australian housing market. The trend towards tiny houses shows it’s not hard to build a neat little dwelling and plonk it somewhere nice. [Read more…]
The Sorry State Of Electrician Training In Australia
JIS screws are invariably ruined by people who don’t know they exist.
Despite 15 years in solar, my experience as an apprentice isn’t as distant as you might think. [Read more…]
Understanding Australian Solar in 2024: Three Key Concepts to Master
As we enter 2024, Australia’s solar capacity is so high that curtailment is sometimes necessary. [Read more…]
Maverick Victorian Microgrid Breaks All the Rules (and Sometimes Itself)
The future of energy is local, modular, and thrill-seeking – meet the microgrid, the little grid with big dreams of transforming how your appliances are powered and how your community copes with extreme weather. [Read more…]
The Solar Inverter Dilemma: Struggling to Match Modern Panel Output
Solar panel technology has made incredible strides in recent years, significantly boosting rooftop energy production. Solar panel manufacturers have achieved this mostly by optimising their panels to push out more current than ever before. [Read more…]
Should You Have A Home Battery Safety Plan?
Many local councils actively promote the importance of having a bushfire survival plan to residents. Given the potential risks associated with home batteries, should homeowners also have a dedicated emergency response plan for their home battery systems? [Read more…]
Why You Can’t Have Enphase Sunlight Backup
You may have seen inverter companies promoting “battery-less backup” – a feature that lets you power lights and appliances with your solar panels during grid outages and without the need for batteries.
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In-House Vs Sub-Contractor Solar Installers: Which Is Best?
When wading into the murky waters of rooftop solar for the first time you may have come across people advising you to check that the solar company doesn’t use sub-contractors to install their systems. [Read more…]
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