If there is one thing I hate, it’s dodgy solar installers who mislead the public with deceptive advertising and fake deals. It harms customers who are just looking for decent quality solar and it hurts honest installers by damaging the reputation of the entire industry. It really gets my goat, and I am extremely protective of my goat.
But when a state government engages in misleading ads it’s fine and I don’t mind at all. [Read more…]
The ACE Cargo electric van will, fingers-crossed, be made in Adelaide and sell for about $40,000.
The future of road transport is electric. This is clear from the falling cost of batteries and crystal clear if you’ve ever gotten behind the wheel of an electric car that takes off like a rocket.
A battery shed near Alice Springs. Photo: Lloyd Peacock
The Northern Territory has the nation’s most generous solar battery subsidy: $6,000 off a battery system. It’s already the biggest battery subsidy in Australia by a long way, and if the Country Liberals win the NT election this month they will double it to an insane $12,000. And by insane, mean they’d be nuts to make it that high. [Read more…]
The Australian Energy Council publishes a report on solar every quarter. I’ve just read through the latest one. There are only 11 pages of text and graphics, so it’s not too much of an effort if you want to read the whole thing yourself here.
But since we live a world where everyone is as busy as bees — except for people stuck at home in Melbourne — I’ll make use of my surplus of serenity by summarizing the report. [Read more…]
ACT Labor will offer interest-free loans for solar power, home batteries, and heat pump hot water systems to Canberra households. But there is a catch. This will only happen if they win the election starting on the 28th of September and ending on the 17th of October. [Read more…]
Solar feed-in tariffs are what you get paid when your rooftop solar power system sends energy into the grid. Their value will decrease in the future. This is inevitable. As more solar capacity is built it will drive down the price of daytime electricity. [Read more…]
Free money & zero-interest loans to put solar panels on Victorian rental property roofs
I have good news for landlords and renters in Victoria. The state government is handing out free money to landlords: a $1,850 rebate on solar panels for rental properties that meet the requirements.
In addition, $1,850 can be borrowed as a zero-interest loan, paid off over four years at $38.54 per month. If the renter wishes, half of those repayment payments can be made by them. [Read more…]
Image: Tesla
Long ago, when the internet was made of nothing but stone knives and bearskins, it sounded like this, and looked rubbish: [Read more…]
Energy Australia will give you a ‘free’ solar power system + Tesla Powerwall. All you have to do is buy your energy from them for 7 years. Is that a good deal?
TLDR: You’ll save more money if you go to the effort of buying your own, bigger solar power system rather than surrendering your roof’s profits to Energy Australia. [Read more…]
Recently we’ve had a number of calls from Australians who believe Leapton panels are made in Japan. Just to be clear: Leapton solar panels are made in China.
Update August 12, 2022. There has been some confusion regarding Leapton’s Australian presence, support and warranty services. Find out what’s happening here; including new support and warranty contact information.
Update 9th of March 2021: Leapton Solar recently opened an office in Australia and their phone number is 1800 717 636. They told me they can handle warranty claims for all Leapton panels in Australia. (If you you need to make a warranty claim first get in touch with your installer. But if they’re no longer around you can contact Leapton directly.)
This article is about Leapton Solar panels. Because this company is headquartered in Japan I’d like to give them a big…
Konnichiwa!
But since they’re actually made in China, perhaps that should be…
Ni Hao!
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