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Australian Households Embracing Home Batteries

Home battery storage uptake in Australia

A record number of battery energy storage systems were installed in Australian homes and businesses in 2022. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: March 2023 Update

SolarQuotes Australian Solar Price Report - March 2023

While the cost of installing a home solar power system remained well above $1 a watt in February on average in Australia, the value in having solar panels installed is only getting better. [Read more…]

NSW’s Fresh Start: A New Era for Energy, Or More Of The Same?

Chris Minns - NSW Labor

With NSW Labor led by Chris Minns seizing power in New South Wales, what lays ahead for renewable energy, emissions reduction and electricity bills? [Read more…]

Perth Port Powering Up With Solar Panels

Fremantle Passenger Terminal solar panels

Better late than never. More than 1,100 solar panels installed on the rooftop of Perth’s Fremantle Passenger Terminal are about to be switched on. [Read more…]

Tasmanian Solar Scheme Setup Slammed (Again)

Tasmania Energy Saver Loan Scheme

Tasmanian Labor has come out swinging again in relation to the state’s Energy Saver Loan Scheme, saying it unfairly locks out many local solar businesses. [Read more…]

Melbourne Water’s Winneke Solar Farm Opened

Winneke Water Treatment Plant solar farm

Melbourne Water is another step closer to its net-zero emissions goal with the completion of a solar farm at Winneke Treatment Plant in Melbourne’s north-east. [Read more…]

Looming Power Price Rises Spark Solar Rush

Solar power rush

It didn’t take long for news of further electricity bill increases to motivate Australians to get cracking on having solar panels installed. [Read more…]

Draft Electricity Price Decisions Bring Grim News

Electricity price increases: Australia

Power bills look set to jump yet again for millions of Australian households and small businesses already reeling from the ongoing cost-of-living battle. [Read more…]

Amber Electric Review: My First Six Months

Amber Electric For Batteries review

Six months ago, I retrofitted a SolarEdge Energy Bank battery to my 6.6kW solar system.

Finn encouraged me to join a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to add depth to my battery ownership experience. I chose Amber Electric’s ‘Amber for Batteries’. [Read more…]

Households And Businesses Brace For Energy Regulator Decision

DMO 5 - Australian Energy Regulator

An Australian Energy Regulator draft decision setting the scene for electricity prices in several states should be published very soon. And the news isn’t likely to be good. [Read more…]

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