I rented most of my adult life. I left home at 18, bought my first home at 32, struggled with a mortgage for three years, then sold it to start SolarQuotes. It was another four years before I bought again — only after SolarQuotes started doing well enough.
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Phase Shift: Forget Rooftop Solar — Renters Need Plug & Play Batteries
More Power Price Pain Ahead For Many Australians
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. [Continue reading…]
Flexible Solar Exports: SAPN Pushes Compliance, And SWER Hope
South Australia’s SA Power Networks (SAPN) is looking into the possibility of offering flexible export options to SWER customers, and tapped installers on the shoulder concerning flexible solar exports compliance generally.
[Continue reading…]Germany’s Aleo Solar Shuttering Panel Production Plant
Another one bites the dust. One of Germany’s last solar panel manufacturing plants is being shut down in the face of ongoing price pressure.
[Continue reading…]Hot Water Heat Pump Warranties Ranked From Best To Worst
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.
[Continue reading…]Salvos’ Neighbourhood Batteries To Bring Broader Benefits
Twenty-two Salvation Army sites in Victoria are among sixty-five more locations across the state to have energy storage installed under the Victorian government’s neighbourhood battery initiative.
[Continue reading…]Tesla Fights Back At Everything Electric With Model Y Update
Australians got a taste of the avalanche of new EVs heading our way at the Everything Electric show in Sydney, where Tesla unveiled its latest offering in the face of its collapsing share price and increased competition.
[Continue reading…]Energizer Homepower Batteries In CEC’s Crosshairs
On March 14, Energizer Homepower batteries currently on the Clean Energy Council’s approved products list could be suspended from it. Here’s why and what it means.
[Continue reading…]Phase Shift: How Waiting For Battery Rebates Costs You More
The Australian federal election is creeping up, and if history is any guide, Labor and the Coalition will be battling it out with policy sweeteners. One of the likely big-ticket items? Battery rebates. It’s a safe bet that, in a bid to win votes, both sides will throw money at home batteries (just like WA […]
[Continue reading…]Gardening Gloves On: Your Solar Panels Need a Scrub
Over a decade ago I installed solar for a good mate of mine with a difficult roof. Recently I dropped past to see him, and found that things need a bit of maintenance. This is a short story about a surprising amount of grime.
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