Are we there yet? Not quite. But Byron Shire Council’s proposed solar farm project for Myocum just moved another step closer.
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Unleashing Renewable Energy Storage With Home Battery Subsidies?
A Private Members Bill introduced in February aiming to make home batteries cheaper may have lapsed, but its spirit lives on in recent recommendations from the Smart Energy Council.
[Continue reading…]Solar Victoria Signals QR Code Scanning Crackdown
It seems some solar installers have been naughty when it comes to customer QR code scanning practices under Victoria’s Solar Homes Program.
[Continue reading…]Darwin’s “Big Battery” Project Progresses
An important construction milestone has been reached for the Northern Territory’s Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System (DK BESS) project.
[Continue reading…]New Solar SPS Rollout In Esperance Soon
Esperance is to be the first area in regional Western Australia to benefit from another standalone power system (SPS, aka SAPS) rollout in the state.
[Continue reading…]SolarEdge + Home Assistant Hack Puts Battery Owner In Control
This is the story of Mathias Boer-Mah, a self-confessed tinkerer, energy nerd and SolarEdge Home Battery owner. Mathias wanted more control of his battery than SolarEdge could provide, so he hooked up his SolarEdge inverter to a free open-source software application for home automation.
[Continue reading…]Revealed: Electricity Network Reliability In Western Australia’s SWIN
WA’s Western Power recently added an interesting new electricity network reliability section to its website.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Prices: November 2022 Update
Did the cost of fully installed home solar power systems in Australia go up or drop in October 2022? Find out in SolarQuotes’ latest solar price report.
[Continue reading…]Coal Booster Ian Off Anna’s Xmas List
Annastacia Palaszczuk is keeping a list of who’s naughty or nice, and Queensland Resources Council’s Ian Macfarlane can expect a lump of coal in his stocking. He’d be completely fine with that.
[Continue reading…]The Problem Of Solar Voltage Rise/Drop And How To Fix It
Some weeks ago, I explained why the voltage in a long cable will drop over its length, and how this affects solar installations that are a long way from the switchboard.
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