Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Electric Vehicle Strategy Update Highlights EV Charger Growth

EV charger location growth in Australia

Australia’s National Electric Vehicle Strategy Update indicates EV range anxiety is increasingly becoming a thing of the past thanks to the huge growth of public EV charging stations – and then there’s the uptake of home EV chargers to boot. [Read more…]

NSW’s Ausgrid Launches Energy Storage As A Service

Ausgrid ESaaS

Would you like access to a home battery, but simply can’t afford it? Get ready to learn some acronyms. [Read more…]

Home Battery Fires In Australia – What Are The Facts?

Home battery fire

Lithium-ion battery fires are on the increase, but how many of these incidents involve solar batteries? [Read more…]

Time-Of-Use Tariffs And Home Battery Tackle Shading Challenge

Shaded solar power system

This homeowner in SA has made good use of Time-of-Use (ToU) electricity tariffs and a home battery to minimise the financial impact from significant shading of his solar power system during winter. [Read more…]

VIC Solar For Apartments Grants: Readying For Round Two

Solar energy for apartments in Victoria

Thousands of apartment owner-occupiers and renters in Victoria are expected to benefit from a state and federal program providing generous grants to install solar panels on apartment buildings. [Read more…]

Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow

VEU doorknocking ban

A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow, following on from a telemarketing ban implemented earlier this year. [Read more…]

NSW Battery Rebate: Wait Or Save With Current Deals?

NSW battery subsidy

While New South Wales’ battery rebate is still some way off, you may be able to pick up a bargain in the interim. But be careful. [Read more…]

Are Flexible Solar Exports Worth It? Trevor’s Testing

Solar flexible exports testing

Owners of solar power systems in many more locations across South Australia recently became eligible for flexible exports. SolarQuotes’ Trevor took the plunge – and here’s what happened. [Read more…]

AEMC Kicks Off Consumer-Focused Electricity Pricing Review

Electricity pricing review

Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Chair Anna Collyer has announced more detail concerning a comprehensive review of electricity pricing, products, and services in Australia. [Read more…]

Home Batteries Deliver Enphase A Brighter Quarter, But …

Enphase Energy results - Q2 2024

While the second quarter of 2024 was kinder to microinverter, battery and EV charger manufacturer Enphase Energy, revenue was still a far cry from the same period last year. [Read more…]

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