Many Australians are eager to invest in energy efficiency upgrades for their homes, but cost isn’t the only perceived obstacle according to a new report. [Read more…]
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Do You Really Need To Bin Your Solar To Get The Battery Rebate?
Millions of solar panels are expected to be chucked out as a result of the federal government’s home battery rebate. But do you really need to throw your system in the bin, and if so, what should you replace it with?
More Chargers Coming: Knox Powering Up For EV Growth
In Melbourne’s City of Knox, electric vehicles play an important role in the community’s ambitious net zero emissions aspirations. Knox City Council is putting the pedal to the metal on the issue of hosting more public EV charging infrastructure. [Read more…]
Post-Election Home Electrification: Solar Batteries And Beyond
Democracy sausages have been devoured, ballots cast and (mostly) counted, and the people have spoken. Discover what’s ahead for home electrification support in Australia under another round of Labor. [Read more…]
AEVA Calls For “Right To Charge” EV Legislation
Owners corporations and bodies corporate preventing the installation and use of EV charging equipment in strata developments will hold back electric vehicle uptake in Australia says the AEVA. [Read more…]
New Twist In “Embarrassing” QLD EV Charger Saga
An EV charger rollout on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast halted for …odd… reasons is back in play, but now the supplier has reportedly bailed and time is running out to get the job done. [Read more…]
Misleading Home Battery Rebate Ads Flooding Facebook
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…]
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.
“Super-Complaint” May Finally Scuttle Unsolicited Solar Sales
Consumer Action Law Centre is calling on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to implement a nationwide ban on the scourge of unsolicited selling, including door-to-door and telemarketing sales of solar power systems. [Read more…]
Tesla Factory Proposed For Adelaide Community Land
Timing is everything – and this proposed factory/warehouse project in Adelaide for Tesla on what is currently community land comes at a very interesting time. [Read more…]
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