The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is still booming, but long waits for installation are persisting — and it’s not because of battery stock shortages. Installers tell SolarQuotes the main bottleneck is having enough accredited workers to fit them. Inspections and approvals play a smaller role; the real limiter is installer capacity.
Solar battery installers will face new requirements starting in March, as Clean Energy Regulator (CER) inspections ramp up amid a surging home battery market. Nearly two-thirds of home batteries inspected to date have fallen foul of the regulator (usually related to labelling issues), with 0.9% found to be unsafe.
Pop quiz! What’s more important when it comes to buying an air conditioner?
The gas death spiral is accelerating so fast that the dwindling number of Australians still tethered to gas must be feeling dizzy (or perhaps that’s just the methane seeping in from those leaky cooktops). The number of households on gas continues to decline, with new costs set to be foisted on those who remain connected.
You can find plenty of claims online that smart meters are a health hazard or part of a sinister government conspiracy. I’ve had a look and found these claims to be false.
The rush to get large home batteries before the federal rebate is restructured has seen many reputable battery installers booked out through to May, when the changes to the Cheaper Home Battery Program come into force.
The federal government is set to downgrade its plan to mandate three hours of free daytime electricity with the imposition of a reasonable use cap, but there’s a simple way to ensure you rarely if ever hit the limit: getting solar panels.
On Friday afternoon, the Albanese Government announced millions of dollars to deliver and support a long-awaited National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot. [Read more…]
Summer had a slow start around my place but it’s hard to miss now, and along with it, emergency warnings for bushfires, extreme heat and flooding.
So what special precautions should you take with your solar and battery systems?
Air-conditioners were working hard during the recent heatwave that affected large parts of Australia — and rooftop solar power systems did their bit to alleviate strain on the mains grid while making air-con use greener and cheaper. [Read more…]
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