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Tesla Finally Launch Solar Tiles In Australia With Insane Bonus For Early Adopters

Tesla Solar Roof tiles

Tesla’s solar tiles are finally coming to Australia. You won’t believe what Elon Musk has promised the first thousand buyers… Note: There are no Tesla Tile installs in Australia at the moment, and this picture is of Tractile Solar Tiles in Marino, SA.

Note: This post was published on April the first 2021

When Elon Musk launched Tesla Solar Roof Tiles four and a half years ago, there was only one question his Australian fans were desperate to know: [Read more…]

Slabs For Surplus Solar Energy: VB Solar Exchange 

VB Solar Exchange

The curiosity of solar power system owners partial to Victoria Bitter beer may be piqued by a new promotion launched by the brewer. [Read more…]

Maitland City Council Votes To Join Power Partnership

Cities Power Partnership - Maitland

NSW’s Maitland City Council’s decision to join the Cities Power Partnership is particularly significant for a couple of reasons. [Read more…]

Adding More Home Solar Power To The Grid: AEMC Draft Determination

AEMC solar and battery reforms

The Australian Energy Market Commission has released its draft determination on how to integrate more small-scale solar power systems, support home battery uptake and address solar energy “traffic jams” in the grid. [Read more…]

Campbelltown City Council Trialling Electric Car

Campbelltown City Council Nissan Leaf

Sydney’s Campbelltown City Council is putting a Nissan Leaf through its paces – and it will be charged with some help from solar energy. [Read more…]

Cessnock City Council Confirms Power Partnership Pledges

Cessnock City Council Power Partnership

New South Wales’ Cessnock City Council is another step towards a cleaner energy future with confirmation of pledges under the Cities Power Partnership. [Read more…]

Catch Solar Relay: Load Diversion For Local Grid Stability

Catch Solar Relay

A properly configured Catch Solar Relay can help increase your solar energy self-consumption and individually make a small contribution towards grid stability.

Australian solar owners: you now have a new option to put your self-consumption on autopilot while helping both stabilise the grid and enabling more of your neighbours to install solar power systems. [Read more…]

Snowy Hydro 2.0: More Expensive Than Battery Storage

Snowy 2 vs. solar and batteries

Batteries beat Snowy Hydro 2.0 on cost – Sound crazy? Read on…

In the Snowy Mountains, a monumental machine has begun to carve its way into the earth creating a giant tunnel for what will be one of the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage systems.  The Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme is so ambitious politicians may be legally required to wear two hard hats when posing for photo ops. [Read more…]

Solar Power System Safety – Flood Events

Solar panels and flood events

If you’re a solar owner, it’s important to know about solar power system safety ahead of, during and after flood events. [Read more…]

AlburyCity Council Celebrates Solar Energy Success

Albury Renewable Energy Hub

Albury scored the top honour at the NSW 2020 Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Awards over the weekend – and solar energy played a role. [Read more…]

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