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Phase Shift: Make Solar Panels Great Again

A man with a red hat that reads 'make solar panels great again'.There’s a new myth floating around: if your energy retailer gives you a free 3-hour energy window in the middle of the day, you don’t need solar panels. Just get a big battery, charge it for free during the magic window, and run your house on battery power 21 hours per day.

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EV Charger Accessibility: National Standard Needed

A wheelchair user and an accessible EV charger

There currently is no specific standard directly addressing accessibility requirements at public EV charging stations in Australia. NRMA says this needs to change. [Continue reading…]

Home Energy Efficiency: The Renter’s Reality

An Australian couple huddled under a blanket in their rental home

A new report highlights the plight of renters struggling to keep their household bills down, stymied by a lack of control over the energy efficiency of their homes.

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NSW Tightens Up Energy Efficiency Incentive Schemes

A door-to-door salesperson with a heat pump hot water system

Doorknocking will be banned for New South Wales’ Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) from the beginning of August, and a new warranty requirement for heat pump hot water systems supported under the ESS will kick in.

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The Rebate Cowboys Are Back: Don’t Get Taken For A Ride

A website promoting the federal battery rebate

The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is triggering a Wild West of misleading ads, dodgy installations, poor-quality products, and fake government websites. We’ve seen this all before with the solar rebate: here’s how to avoid falling for the same traps with the new battery incentive.

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Electric Vehicle Council Pushes For V2G Charger Rebate

A bidirectional V2G charger being plugged into an EV port

The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has made its case for expanding Australia’s home battery rebate program to include Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) EV chargers.

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Electricians Have The Power To Resist Battery Rebate Scams

A battery rebate offer

The launch of the battery rebate means there’s more work than ever for the industry. Instead of taking advantage of customers as happened with the solar rebate, installers should realise they now have the power to refuse to work with dodgy operators and poor quality brands.

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Victoria’s 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program: Final Round

Example of a neighbourhood battery installation

The application period for Round 3 of Victoria’s 100 Neighbourhood Batteries program (100NB) is about to kick off, with priority to be given to local government areas that have missed out so far.

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Phase Shift: Don’t Let SigEnergy Become A Cult

SigEnergy reckons they’ve grabbed 30% of Australia’s home battery market. From basically nothing just over a year ago, that’s pretty bloody impressive.

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NSW To Add Hundreds More Kerbside EV Chargers

A pole mounted kerbside EV charger

Another 549 kerbside EV chargers are to be installed across Wollongong, Greater Sydney and Newcastle over next year through a Minns Government program.

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