Posts By Ronald Brakels, Author & Fact-Checker At SolarQuotes

Your grid voltage should average 230V. But it probably doesn’t.

This time last week I was at the 2019 All Energy Conference and Exhibition in Melbourne.  Or — if I have been lazy getting this article out — it was this time last week plus or minus one day.  Mostly plus.

I attended a group presentation on grid over voltage. It’s a growing problem.  When grid voltage rises too high, rooftop solar either reduces output or shuts down.  This not only costs solar households money but costs the country lives, as clean solar energy going to waste means more fossil fuel is burned, resulting in more pollution and environmental damage. [Read more…]

Power Of No Choice. AusNet are making the most of their monopoly.

Update 16th January 2020: Yesterday we were sent a screenshot of what a home owner in the Ausnet area were told by Ausnet customer support.  It states that Ausnet never allows solar homes to have a standard tariff in their area.  This is different from what they told me on the phone.  Here is the letter they sent: [Read more…]