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\"Queensland<\/p>\n

Queenslanders still want to install solar PV systems, but as the cost of living \u2013 particularly energy \u2013 hits home, they\u2019re showing less enthusiasm for buying electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the result of a survey conducted by the state\u2019s two Distributed Network Service Providers (DNSP<\/a>s) \u2013 Ergon Energy, Energex, and Queensland’s transmission network Powerlink.<\/p>\n

The study surveyed 4,200 Queensland households, covering a research panel of more than 3600 households and 541 recruited from online communities such as Facebook and the Talking Energy website.<\/p>\n

At Talking Energy, the three electricity networks say<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c… households are starting to feel the impact of cost-of-living pressures, as more are now concerned about their ability to pay electricity bills than recorded in previous years.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Households are increasingly looking at ways to reduce consumption and change behaviour, with some even indicating a potential willingness to sacrifice reliability for reduced bills.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There is evidence that uptake of some new energy technologies has waned, although interest in technologies to manage consumption has remained steady.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘Solar Sponge’ Electricity Tariffs Gaining Popularity<\/h2>\n

Beset by past price increases and expecting further hikes, the survey found households are not only trying to reduce their consumption, but 47% are considering shifting to a daytime tariff that offers cheaper power when renewables on the grid are at their highest.<\/p>\n

Biggest Barrier To Solar Uptake: Renting<\/h2>\n

With 26% of households considering solar power (44% already reported having an installation), interest in solar was steady. The main barrier to installing a PV system was 46% of participants live in rentals.<\/p>\n

Cost Of Solar An Issue For Homeowners<\/h2>\n

Among homeowners in houses, the cost of solar panels<\/a> was the most common reason for not considering it; cited by 46% of families, 35% of retirees in their own houses, and 32% of other homeowners in houses.<\/p>\n

As at the beginning of July 2023, more than 962,990 small scale solar systems had been installed in Queensland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EV Interest Falling<\/h2>\n

Cost of living pressures had their greatest impact on how people feel about electric vehicles<\/a>. In last year\u2019s survey, 50% of respondents were in the market for a new vehicle, and 71% of those were considering an EV. This year, both measures fell: only 45% of households were considering a new car, and only 60% of those were thinking of buying an EV.<\/p>\n

Home Battery Interest Falling<\/h2>\n

The other big-ticket item impacted by the cost of living were solar batteries<\/a>, with intentions of buying a home battery<\/a> within ten years falling from 51% in the last survey to 47% this year.<\/p>\n

Almost Half Of Consumers Open To Third Party Control<\/h2>\n

Consumption management remains popular: 47% of households would consider remote control of their energy usage, 45% want remote control of some appliances, and 28% would consider handing control off to a third party (such as their energy provider).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Queenslanders still want to install solar PV systems, but as the cost of living \u2013 particularly energy \u2013 hits home, they\u2019re showing less enthusiasm for buying electric vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":78255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWorrying Signs For QLD EV Take-up, As Household Costs Rise<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QLD survey reveals steady solar power 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