Meridian Energy subsidiary Powershop has coughed up $300,000 in penalties for allegedly discriminating against Victorian solar households under its Kogan Energy brand. [Read more…]
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Solar Export Limiting: Just How Much Energy Will You Lose?
What are the losses from solar export limiting? — You’ll lose less energy generation than you think.
Export limited solar systems are becoming increasingly common.
Some new solar power system buyers are being told they can only proceed with an installation if the installer ‘export limits’ their system.
Export limiting is a polite way of saying ‘hobbled’. An export limited solar system will occasionally send less electricity into the grid than its inverter can supply. That can cause clean solar energy to go to waste.
That sounds awful, but the good news is: the amount lost is far less than most people expect.
SolarQuotes TV Ep. 3: Panel Punishment, Solar Fires, Battery Chat + More
The solar fire hazard that could soon be addressed, karate vs. crystalline in a full-on solar panel punishment test, why home batteries are still so pricey, the dark side of solar – all this and more! [Read more…]
Darwin International Airport Powers Ahead With Solar Energy
Building on its already impressive amount of PV capacity, more solar panels will soon appear on rooftops at the 311-hectare Darwin International Airport (DIA) site. [Read more…]
Call For Net Zero Emissions In Australian Healthcare
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) want to see Australia’s healthcare sector slash its carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2040. [Read more…]
Shalom College Solar Farm Officially Opened
Solar installer GEM Energy has another big commercial solar and storage project in the spotlight; this one at a secondary school in Bundaberg, Queensland. [Read more…]
Another Road Incident Involving Solar Panels
This is something you don’t want to see come flying towards you on the road to wherever. It’s another case of improperly secured solar panels – but a different scenario. [Read more…]
AEMC Introducing New Solar Inverter Standards
Where South Australia has already gone with some solar inverter standards, most other states will follow by the end of this year. [Read more…]
Thousands Of Texans Charged $11+ Per Kilowatt-Hour During Blizzard
Thousands of Texans caught in a deadly, polar vortex blizzard have been charged thousands of dollars for electricity over just a few days. They were exposed to wholesale electricity prices that hit their maximum price of over $11 Australian per kilowatt-hour. [Read more…]
Battery Test Centre 8th & 9th Reports: Many Home Batteries Still Unreliable
Ronald analyses the latest battery test results just as you like it. This twice-told tale shows the course of true battery love may not run smooth.
Do you enjoy reading about home batteries? I know I do. This is why I’m addicted to reports from the Canberra Battery Test Centre. They’re like Shakespeare! That is, they’re mostly tragedy but there’s also some comedy as well. [Read more…]
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