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Home Battery Snail Mail Spam Still Doing The Rounds

Snail mail home battery offers

A home battery fully installed for $2,880 sounds like a real bargain. But what do you get for that price?

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Kerbside EV Charging Gets A Multi-Million Dollar Boost

EVX kerbside EV charging

$2.4 million in funding has been announced for the installation of 250 public kerbside electric vehicle charging stations across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

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Second Life Solar: Making The Most Of Used Panels

If you’re replacing a small system with a bigger and better one, what does an ethical way to dispose of your old equipment look like? Read on while we detail a couple of ways old solar can still lead a useful life.

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Smart Meter Upgrades: Know Your Rights

Smart meter upgrades in Australia - Consumer rights.

If you wish to upgrade to a smart meter, or if your electricity retailer wants to upgrade your current meter to a smart device, here’s what you need to know.

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Aiko Launches Its Most Ruthlessly Efficient Solar Panel Yet

If you’ve only just had the most efficient residential solar panels in Australia installed on your roof, unfortunately you won’t be able to enjoy that bragging point for much longer: Aiko Solar claims to have (again) broken their own record with what they claim is the first residential panel in Australia to exceed 24% module efficiency.

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Enphase Shipped 2 Million Microinverters In Q4 2024

Enphase Energy microinverters, batteries and EV chargers

US microinverter and battery storage company Enphase Energy has announced its results for Q4 2024, and provided updates on its 4th-generation battery, IQ9 microinverters and IQ EV Charger 2.

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How To Score A Free NatHERS Home Energy Rating Assessment

NatHERS energy rating assessments for existing homes

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) has teamed up with CSIRO for a trial providing free home energy ratings to eligible home owners and renters; carried out by trained assessors.

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Bowen Pledges Not To Meddle With Power Price News

Electricity prices: Default Market Offer (DMO) 2025/26

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has said that unlike the previous Morrison Government in the lead-up to the last election, he won’t be interfering with the timing of electricity Default Market Offer (DMO) announcements for 2025/26.

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The Best Solar Inverters In 2025: According To Aussie Installers

The beating heart of any solar system is its inverter, and nobody knows them better than the experts who work with them daily. It’s time to announce the winners of the 2025 SolarQuotes Installers’ Choice Awards for Best Solar Inverters.

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New Commercial EV And Public Charger Grants For Tasmania

Tasmania EV and charger grants

Applications for new grants for electric delivery vans and public charging stations kick off this week in Tasmania under the state’s Deliver-E and ChargeSmart programs.

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