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Solar Panel Insurance: The Good, The Bad & The Exclusions

Solar power system insurance explained.

Insuring your new rooftop solar power or battery system can provide peace of mind. It’s a simple process to pay the premium, but what happens in the unlikely event of a claim? Will the insurance company be equally as keen to hand over the cash?

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$1.8 Billion Transmission & Battery Investment Promise for NSW

a wind farm in the central-west

Given AEMO’s warning last week that Australia’s renewables rollout is lagging, this is timely: the NSW State Government is putting $800 million into its Transmission Acceleration Facility to speed up the transmission build between its Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) and the state’s grid.

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Fobbed Off! Comparing Tesla and Electric Mini Service Costs

Tesla Model S and electric Mini Cooper SE key fobs

Picture this: You’re standing at your dining table, staring at two sets of car keys—one for a Mini Cooper SE, a zippy little electric car, and the other for a Tesla Model S, the electric behemoth.

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$2,800 Victorian Apartment Solar Grants Announced

Solar rebate for Victorian apartments

The Victorian government, with backing from the federal government, is expanding access to solar power for apartment owners and renters.

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Mission Australia Gets Help To Install Solar On Community Housing

Solar panels for Mission Australia community housing

Mission Australia and Great Southern Bank have put together a sustainable housing partnership that will include solar power system installations for Mission’s community housing properties.

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Backup Your Blackout Plans. Why Hybrid Solar Needs A Bypass Switch

Home batteries used to be a niche market for tech enthusiasts and those needing emergency power. But as battery-backed hybrid solar systems proliferate, the solar industry is learning that even the best plans can go awry.

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Tesla Drop Advertised Powerwall Price By $800

powerwall and gateway hardware

Update Sep 6 2023: My mistake – Tesla updated the price on the website a couple of months ago – not this week – to $12,100 and I missed it at the time. I’ve updated the post and the price guidance for installed systems to reflect this.

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Proposed “Screen Scraping” Ban Could Affect EV, Solar & Battery Owners

Over in the financial sector, there is a development that has implications that we in the renewable energy space – particularly in the world of electric vehicles – should pay attention to.

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Should You Install An Industrial Socket For Home EV Charging?

EV charging and electrical sockets

TL;DR: Hell, yes. In Australia, the wall socket pictured above is your go-to option for a 3-phase electricity supply, while this one is for single-phase:

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EV Council Slams SA’s Proposed Charging Tariff as Australia’s Worst

The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) is once again opposing a distributed network service provider’s tariff plans on the basis that it discourages high-power EV charging.

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