It didn’t take long for over-enthusiastic marketers and dodgy players to start distorting the nature of Labor’s proposed federal government battery rebate scheme in their advertising. [Read more…]
We Can’t Let Labor’s Battery Cash Cause A Grid Crash
There’s plenty of understandable excitement about Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program election pitch. What I’m not so excited about is subsidising a wave of suburban survival-of-the-fittest types to disconnect from a grid that urgently needs more storage.
The True Cost Of $999 Solar + Battery Deals Revealed
Just $999 for a fully installed 10 kW solar panel and 10 kWh battery system in Victoria? If only it were so – the real cost is much, much more. [Read more…]
Off Grid in the ‘Burbs? That’s FreeDumb
Every week without fail we see multiple comments, quotes or exasperated exclamations along these lines;
“BUGGER THIS; I’M GOING OFF GRID..!”
It’s a natural reaction to a nasty power bill and expresses a desire to be independent and free of obligation. But becoming your own power company is expensive, fraught with risk and really doesn’t make sense.
Phase Shift: New Battery? Great! Now Switch It Off Until July
Credit where it’s due: Labor’s proposed home battery rebate is the right policy at the right time — for the most part.
Double-Dipping Labor’s Battery Incentive: Big Savings, Big Problems
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus spruiks Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
Labor’s election promise of a federal battery incentive is eye-catching enough on its own, but especially lucrative is how it can potentially be combined with state-level schemes. We’ve run the numbers to calculate the savings from double-dipping, and they’re big — but so are the potential issues.
Labor Unveils $2.3bn Cheaper Home Batteries Program
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen spruiks Labor’s battery election promise.
Federal Labor has vowed to slash the cost of purchasing and installing a new home battery by 30%, under a $2.3 billion plan that forms a key part of its re-election pitch.
[Read more…]
Power Price Hikes Make Batteries Pay In NSW
The bad news is out. Grid electricity price hikes are coming and likely to hit hardest in NSW, where bills are set to spike by up to 8.9%. With more financial pressure looming, many NSW homeowners are asking: “Is now the time to get solar and a battery?”
Storing Sunshine: The Key To Free Energy & Transport
What if told you there was a petrol station selling half-price petrol?
Forget the dollar figure, just imagine the traffic chaos and thousands of manhours wasted queuing.
Read on and we’ll explain how to get cheap fuel dispensed with zero effort from the convenience of your own driveway… it’s an absolute no brainer.
Community Battery Grants Worth $46.3m Up For Grabs
The first battery installed under the Community Battery Funding program, located in Bexley North.
Expressions of interest are now open for the $46.3m second round of a national funding program for community batteries. Here’s what it all means and how to apply.
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