South Australia’s gone from embarrassingly expensive to the cheapest wholesale electricity in just 10 years.
Over the past 12 months wholesale electricity prices have tumbled across Australia. For the nation overall, they’re the lowest they’ve been for nine years. But one state did particularly well and a large part of its success was because it now generates over 60% of its electricity from wind and solar. [Read more…]
Wanna go off-grid? Now you can officially do it with Tesla Powerwalls.
For the ordinary on-grid customer, batteries are optional. They’re nice to have if you can afford them. Although they’re unlikely to pay for themselves, there are plenty of people who want them for backup, lower power bills, and the joy of using much less grid electricity.
But if you’re off-grid (as I am), batteries aren’t optional – they are how you get through the night and have the lights come on in the morning. [Read more…]
Evee is a website that rents out Teslas but does not own any Tesla electric cars…
Recently I rented a Tesla Model 3 through an online service called Evee. I had a really great time just driving around, sightseeing, and engaging in criminal activity. [Read more…]
There are plenty of caravans on the roads these days and many have solar panels on their roofs – but not all of these panels are properly affixed. This can result in disaster. [Read more…]
Many Australian homes are not allowed to export more than 5 kW to the grid. If they want a big solar system with an inverter larger than 5 kW, they must ‘export limit’ the inverter. Here’s what that means. [Read more…]
In what’s been a rather dark year, it’s always nice to have a bit of good news. Electricity costs look set to continue to fall for many Australian households over the next couple of years, but their mileage will vary. [Read more…]
To understand why solar feed-in tariffs are comparatively low, you need to understand how your electricity bill sausage is made. Image credit
In this article, I am going to take a typical electricity bill and break it down into its components.
I told Finn I was doing this for two sensible reasons:
But the main reason is I hate electricity bills and enjoy breaking them into pieces. [Read more…]
Image source: Graeme Twine via ABC
“Glue and screw” is the message a camper trailer owner has for those installing solar panels on caravan roofs – it could save lives. [Read more…]
State energy ministers can rightly claim that they have acted well in advance of the Federal Government. But there remain worrying divisions between the states that could turn into faultlines. [Read more…]
City of Hobart Council | Image: Google Maps
The draft Sustainable Hobart Action Plan 2020-2025: Responding to Climate Change is open for comment and will be of interest to local owners of home solar power systems. [Read more…]
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