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Policy, Podcasts, Solar
Great Solar Business Podcast: Over or under regulated?
Nigel Morris5 Oct 20210 comments

Views are polarised over whether the solar industry is over-regulated or under-regulated. Matthew Power and Mark Williamson from the Clean Energy Regulator discuss whether we've got the regulation balance right.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Build it and they will come: How an off-grid community made the switch to EVs
Sophie Vorrath3 Oct 20210 comments

Moora Moora was first established as an off-grid co-operative community in 1974 and has grown, since then, to host 30 off-grid homes, 70 people and, now, three fully electric cars.

Solar, Tariffs
New platform matches solar homes with retail electricity plans for big savings
Sophie Vorrath30 Sep 20210 comments

Solar Analytics has found solar homes can save an average of $400 more a year by switching to a better retail power plan. And they have an app for that.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
UK energy crisis is a call to get homes off gas and onto energy efficiency
The Conversation30 Sep 20210 comments

Like in Australia, most UK homes leak heat like a sieve and are hungry for gas, putting them on the front line of exposure to price shocks. It doesn't have to be that way.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Military microgrid promises community power for 14 days during disasters
Lisa Cohn29 Sep 20210 comments

Newly deployed military microgrid in Oregon will tap solar and battery storage to provide power for the local community for up to 14 days during outages.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Taylor’s solar review, and PV shutdowns
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris29 Sep 20210 comments

Rooftop solar nears 100% of South Australia demand, as AEMO prepares PV shutdowns and regulator acts on Taylor’s solar review.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
“Zero electricity bills:” Ausgrid and Reposit trial compelling solar and battery offer
Sophie Vorrath28 Sep 20210 comments

Would you hand over total control of your solar and battery in return for no power bills? Ausgrid and Reposit team up to demonstrate effective management of a two-sided electricity market.

Solar, News
Octagonal, two-tiered Tesla solar roof powers heritage carousel
Sophie Vorrath23 Sep 20210 comments

A donated Tesla solar roof is powering a heritage merry-go-round in Buffalo, New York, not far from where the company makes its integrated PV tiles.

Energy Efficiency, News, Policy
Energy efficiency showdown looms, as Victoria slams “skewed” federal report
Sophie Vorrath22 Sep 20210 comments

Victoria says national report understates the health, climate and energy benefits of moving to 7-star building standards – and says it will go it alone.

Podcasts, Solar
Great Solar Business Podcast: Differentiation and how to find it
Nigel Morris22 Sep 20210 comments

Finding a point of difference is essential for any business, but increasingly difficult in a crowded solar market. Kon Flaherty from Green Energy Technologies in Queensland shows how to find differentiation that cuts through.

Battery/Storage, News, Solar
Tesla takes virtual power plant and battery-based “energy plan” to Victoria
Sophie Vorrath21 Sep 20210 comments

Victorian households can now join Australia's largest virtual power plant, as Tesla extends time-of-use, Powerwall 2 battery-based retail electricity offering to that state.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Solar
Lord Howe Island enjoys five days and nights on solar and Tesla battery only
Joshua S Hill21 Sep 20210 comments

A solar and Tesla battery powered microgrid on Lord Howe Island turns six-months old, dramatically reducing the island's diesel use.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Featured, Software/Gadgets
Running everything on solar electricity: It’s more than OK to try this at home
Murray Hogarth21 Sep 20210 comments

Our $8,000 investment in solar has made us effectively carbon neutral for all of the electricity we use, not just for the home, but for the electric car as well.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Solar
“Off grid” solar and battery data centre network extends to Bendigo
Sophie Vorrath17 Sep 20210 comments

Plans to build a network of around 20 solar and battery powered regional Australian data centres "from Cairns to Geelong" gain momentum with new site in Victoria.

Solar, Battery/Storage
SA Water adds another massive solar array, battery included
Sophie Vorrath17 Sep 20210 comments

SA Water installs its 33rd solar system, this time with a battery to allow the utility better manage the fluctuating prices of the energy market.

Solar, Featured, Policy
Is Australia’s rooftop solar industry dodgy? Taylor’s review delivers its verdict
Sophie Vorrath16 Sep 20210 comments

Angus Taylor's Integrity Review of Australia's rooftop solar sector has landed, all 63 pages and 13 recommendations. Here's what it has to say.

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