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Electricity Retailer Amber Cashed Up For Expansion

The Amber app

Australia’s Amber recently wound up a funding round with $45 million to play with that will be used to grow and expand its battery and EV automation technology services both at home and abroad.

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Navigating Your Solar Inverter Choices In 2025

2025 Australian guide to solar inverters

A solar inverter is the brains and brawn of a solar power system. Discover what you should know about choosing one in 2025.

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Phase Shift: The Solar Industry Is Eating Its Own

YouTube comments criticising an install

A little while back, SolarQuotes’ in-house installer Anthony Bennett wrote a solid post on a niche issue: whether power and data cables can run in the same conduit.

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Reverse Cycle Not Keeping You Warm? Here’s What To Do.

Winter is here, and nobody is more aware of that than Australians with a struggling reverse cycle air conditioner (RVAC). If your system isn’t keeping you warm, here’s what to do to get it humming.

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Home Battery Rebate Regrets: Quotes And Deposits

A sad home battery buyer looking at a quote

With state home battery incentives suddenly vanishing or slashed and federal rebate ‘stackability’ issues remaining, what now in terms of quotes already accepted and deposits taken?

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Brace Yourself: Big WA Residential Battery Rebate Changes

A solar panel and home battery

Significant changes to Western Australia’s upcoming home battery rebate were announced by the Cook Government late Tuesday afternoon – here’s what’s happening.

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GoodWe Shows Off New Home Solar Gear

New home electrification products from GoodWe

Chinese inverter manufacturer and smart energy solution provider GoodWe recently showcased several new/ish home electrification goodies – including an all-in-one solar battery system.

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The Best Solar Panels To Pair With A New Battery

Solar panels on a tin roof

The federal battery rebate has triggered a huge surge of interest in solar panels, which are required to qualify for the government incentive. Some people are getting solar for the first time, while others are upgrading their existing systems. Here’s the best solar to pair with a home battery.

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Solar Feed-In Tariff Guidance Lift For New South Wales

NSW solar feed in tariff rates

New South Wales’ Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its solar feed-in tariff rate guidance for the 2025/26 financial year.

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The Home EV Charger Installation Project From Hell

A challenging EV charger installation

Many hard-wired home EV charger installations are reasonably straightforward, but others very difficult. This project fell firmly into the latter category. Discover the challenges, approach, outcome — and the cost.

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