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Solar System Servicing: Energy Safe Victoria Reminder 

Solar inspections and servicing

After several fires in the last few weeks involving older solar power systems, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has reminded Victorians about the importance of regular solar inspections and servicing.

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Canberra’s Battery Rebate Bids Goodbye

Canberra battery subsidy

After reaching its installation target, the ACT Government’s Next Generation Energy Storage (Next Gen) program has ended.

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Lead-Acid Vs Lithium-Ion Batteries. Is Lead Dead?

Lead-acid vs. Lithium-ion batteries

We live in an age where your camper trailer can power an induction cooktop, a mine can go off-grid, and giant grid-scale batteries are being announced almost weekly.

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PCL Construction Scores Stubbo Solar Farm EPC

Stubbo Solar

There’s been more progress on ACEN Australia’s huge Stubbo Solar project in New South Wales, with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract now awarded.

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Zen And The Art Of Smart Motorcycle Charging

Charging a Harley Davidson Livewire Electric Motorbike

This year I celebrate ten years of electric motorcycle ownership and am currently the proud owner of a Harley Davidson Livewire. I’ve always had solar to help keep energy costs down and benefited from free charging in many places while out and about. On average, I’ve saved around $3,000 a year, mostly from avoided petrol […]

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Vicinity Powering Up Battery Storage Pilot For Shopping Centres

Vicinity Centres - battery storage

Building on its substantial shopping centre solar power street cred, work has commenced on the first onsite battery storage systems for Vicinity Centres.

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Dumb Solar Shutdown Device: Queensland Goes It Alone On GSD

Generation Signalling Device (GSD) - Queensland solar shutdown strategy

Queensland is taking the lead in going backwards on solar power, with Energy Queensland mandating a new device, a few new acronyms, a new layer of complexity for installers and a new expense for owners of some new solar power systems.

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WA Domestic Gas Supply Disruptions “Unprecedented”

Chevron Wheatstone gas plant failure

A gas plant failure has added further strain to Western Australia’s domestic gas supplies; but the McGowan Government says everything is under control.

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Blyth Big Battery Given Go-Ahead

Blyth Battery - South Australia

Neoen announced late last week it’s all systems go for another of its big battery projects, this one in South Australia.

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January 2023 Australian Solar Systems Interest Index

SolarQuotes auSSII report - January 2023

Australians are usually more focused on upcoming celebrations in December, but there was still plenty of interest in installing solar panels during the final month of 2022.

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