LG Energy Solution Australia has issued a recall notice for various LG Chem RESU models and battery packs with cells from specific production lots. [Read more…]
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Battery Test Centre 8th & 9th Reports: Many Home Batteries Still Unreliable
Ronald analyses the latest battery test results just as you like it. This twice-told tale shows the course of true battery love may not run smooth.
Do you enjoy reading about home batteries? I know I do. This is why I’m addicted to reports from the Canberra Battery Test Centre. They’re like Shakespeare! That is, they’re mostly tragedy but there’s also some comedy as well. [Read more…]
Scrap Your Old Solar System & High Feed-in Tariff For A Bigger & Better Return
If you have a small, old system, replacing it with a bigger, more efficient modern system is worth serious consideration. Even if it means losing that premium feed-in-tariff you’ve enjoyed for all these years.
Do you have a faithful, old, 1.5 kilowatt solar system installed?
Has it sat on your roof churning photons into electrical energy for 10 years or more?
Has it earned you a heap of money because it gets an old, premium feed-in tariff far higher than anything available now? [Read more…]
PM Commits To Zero Emissions By 2050 With Zero Practical Steps To Achieve It
Yesterday at the National Press Club, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the following:
“Our goal is to reach net-zero emissions as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050.”
My response was, “Thank god for that.” Twenty-nine years to get our emissions down to zero is a lot more time than we should be spending, but it looked as though our PM had come a long way from the days he pranced around Parliament, lovingly cradling a lump of coal.
Evee: A Website For Renting Other People’s Teslas In Australia
Evee is a website that rents out Teslas but does not own any Tesla electric cars…
Recently I rented a Tesla Model 3 through an online service called Evee. I had a really great time just driving around, sightseeing, and engaging in criminal activity. [Read more…]
Why Your Solar Feed-In Tariff Is Lower Than Your Electricity Usage Tariff
To understand why solar feed-in tariffs are comparatively low, you need to understand how your electricity bill sausage is made. Image credit
In this article, I am going to take a typical electricity bill and break it down into its components.
I told Finn I was doing this for two sensible reasons:
- To let people know where their electricity dollar goes.
- To show where solar feed-in tariffs come from and why they are significantly less than electricity’s retail price.
But the main reason is I hate electricity bills and enjoy breaking them into pieces. [Read more…]
Click Energy: Best Feed-in Tariffs But Not Always Best Deal
Click Energy provides high feed-in tariffs — If your inverter is 5kW or less.
If you:
- want a high solar feed-in tariff.
- have a solar inverter 5 kilowatts or less.
- have low grid electricity consumption
…then Click Energy may be the best choice of electricity retailer to minimize your electricity bills (or maximize credit received). [Read more…]
Deepwater Plaza Goes Solar
A cooler car park for customers that generates clean and cheap electricity – it’s a win-win for Deepwater Plaza and those who visit it. [Read more…]
Tesla Increases Powerwall Price $800 After Announcing They’ll Halve Battery Prices By 2025
Despite promising to reduce energy storage costs, Tesla keeps increasing the price of its Powerwall home battery.
On September the 23rd I woke up at 5:00 am to listen to Elon Musk’s Battery Day announcement where the world was told Tesla would cut the cost of batteries in half by 2025. We were told they would:
- Lower the cost of battery cells.
- Lower the cost of battery factories.
- Reduce the cost of raw materials required.
Pensioners Can Save Up To $2,500 With ACT Solar For Low Income Households Program
This article would have a lot more detail if I could have actually spoken to someone in the ACT government about it. It wasn’t for lack of trying. I called them 4 times, was on hold for 53 minutes, to no avail.
Do you have a Pensioner Concession Card?
Do you own a home in the ACT?
Does the roof of that home lack solar panels? [Read more…]
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