I first wrote about this back in 2012. Fourteen years later, I’m still writing about it. That should tell you something about how sticky this confusion is. [Read more…]
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Why Adding A Battery Module Isn’t As Simple As Lego
Looking at a modular home battery, adding another module appears about as difficult as stacking another Lego brick. Lift the new battery into place, stack it on top of the others, plug it in and away you go.
How hard can it be? It’s probably why the question pops up every now and then in online owner forums. [Read more…]
Australia’s Battery Boom Hits 500,000. What’s Changed?
Australia has now installed more than 500,000 batteries under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
It’s an impressive number for a scheme that’s a little over a year old, and one Energy Minister Chris Bowen was understandably keen to celebrate.
“Every battery installed means another household getting more value from their rooftop solar, and another job for the local installers and small businesses delivering this rollout across the country,” Bowen said.
But half a million batteries later, it’s worth looking beyond the milestone. The program hasn’t just put a lot of batteries on walls. It has changed Australia’s home energy market remarkably quickly.
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Solar Power Nation Clean Bowled By Hundreds Of Complaints
A major solar retailer operating under four different names – and promoted by retired cricketer Michael Clarke – faces multiple investigations after copping hundreds of complaints, ranging from allegations of dodgy worksmanship to unrefunded deposit payments for installs that never happened.
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Insulating An Apartment With Strata: What’s Allowed?
The parts of your apartment you can insulate depend on four main factors:
- Whether you own or rent
- Whether the work affects common property
- Whether it changes the building’s outside look
- Which state you live in
These points will help you figure out what you can do right away, what needs approval, and what isn’t allowed at all.
Aldi Solar Expands West As Growing Pains Mount
Aldi Solar is expanding, with people in Western Australia and South Australia now able to get in line. But there are plenty of red flags to be aware of before getting a solar and battery system from a discount supermarket.
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The Best Conflict Of Interest Is The One You Can See
Every year we publish the Installer’s Choice Awards, and every year the same two objections turn up in the comments within about four milliseconds.
Solar Sharer: How To Shift Appliances To Free Daytime Power
EV charging, heating, and cooling are usually the biggest electrical loads you can shift. We’ve already talked about heating and cooling in another part of this series, and we’ve also covered EVs. After those, hot water and the pool pump are usually next. But not all appliances can be shifted. Here’s how to figure out which ones you can move, and how to do it.
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Fuel Excise Cut Ends, As Age Of The EV Begins
The fuel excise cut introduced to soften the impact of rising petrol prices finished at midnight on 2 August. From this point, petrol and diesel are taxed at the full rate again, so prices at the pump are climbing higher once again. It comes as new data out this week shows that electric and hybrid vehicles made up nearly half of all cars Australians bought last quarter.
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GroWatt Manager Teabags The Clean Energy Council
There’s never a dull moment in the solarcoaster, but a GroWatt manager took things up a notch last week by getting themselves arrested after a dalliance with the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
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