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Phase Shift: Curtailment Is Cool

When I was a kid growing up in Yorkshire, wasting electricity was almost criminal. Coming from a place synonymous with frugality, I learned early that every kilowatt-hour was sacred. And fair enough: back in the 1970s, generating each kWh of electricity meant burning roughly a kilogram of coal mined by Arthur Scargill’s finest1.

Fast-forward to today and things couldn’t be more different. Solar and wind have free ‘fuel,’ and we often find ourselves with more electricity from wind and solar than we know what to do with.

Phase Shift: How Waiting For Battery Rebates Costs You More

modular battery behind a bollard

The Australian federal election is creeping up, and if history is any guide, Labor and the Coalition will be battling it out with policy sweeteners. One of the likely big-ticket items? Battery rebates. It’s a safe bet that, in a bid to win votes, both sides will throw money at home batteries (just like WA Labor is in today’s state election).

That’s great, except for one thing.

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WA Labor Pledges Big Home Battery Rebates

Western Australia solar battery rebate

Western Australia’s Cook Labor Government has announced very generous subsidies for home batteries should it be returned to office. [Read more…]

LNP Pushed On Promised Solar Scheme, New Battery Subsidies

Supercharged Solar for Renters - Queensland

The Queensland Conservation Council is urging the new-ish QLD government to make good on a commitment to providing solar subsidies for rental properties –  and to reintroduce a battery subsidy. [Read more…]

Australian Home Battery Incentives In 2025 (So Far)

Solar battery incentives in Australia

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to smash your electricity bills with a home battery, here’s what government support is available and where to help some Australians on their way. [Read more…]

Stop Hot Spots: Simple Solar Panel Maintenance Tips

thermal image of a solar panel

The whiter the image, the hotter the area.

Recently, I found myself back on the roof of a shed I hadn’t worked on for at least a dozen years. The solar hadn’t gone anywhere, but damn, it needed a clean. [Read more…]

Renew Australia For All: “Think Big And Do It Right”

Renew Australia For All

A recently launched movement backed by dozens of organisations is continuing its push for what it says will be a fairer, better and more secure future for all Australians; one underpinned by clean, renewable energy. [Read more…]

Nuclear + Solar In Australia = A Huge Waste Of Energy

Nuclear power in Australia

The operation of just one nuclear power station in Queensland would require cutting off renewable energy output equivalent to tens of thousands of home solar power systems every day says Queensland Conservation Council (QCC). [Read more…]

Electricity Bill Rebate: What QLD Households Need to Know

QLD power bill rebate

Queenslanders will receive a $325 – $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.  Discover who’s getting what, and how the $2.5 billion price tag will be paid for. [Read more…]

“THEY’RE STEALING MY ELECTRICITY!” The Truth About Feed-in Tariffs

man reading bill and shaking fist

For some time, I’ve been both amused and increasingly disappointed by how people perceive solar feed-in tariffs. [Read more…]

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