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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Featured, News, Solar
Is your rooftop solar performing as well as it should? Data says… probably not
Sophie Vorrath18 May 20230 comments

Some 75% of residential rooftop solar systems are not passing on the full extent of electricity bill savings they are capable of delivering. Why – and what can be done?

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Spender calls on federal Labor to set up “one stop shop” for electrification
Joshua S Hill4 May 20230 comments

Independent MP calls on Albanese government to get out of slow lane on electrification, and make it easy for households and businesses to quit fossil fuels.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, News
Battery profits more than double for LG Energy Solution as demand soars
Joshua S Hill27 Apr 20230 comments

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution sees profits more than double in the first quarter thanks in large part to an increase in US EV battery shipments.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
“Self-reliant and in control:” Smarts plus battery deal puts power in consumer hands
Amalya Hart & Sophie Vorrath24 Mar 20230 comments

New partnership offers a battery and software package to minimise grid electricity use and maximise the value of behind the meter resources.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
How consumers will hold the balance of power on a majority renewables grid
Cameron Wood14 Mar 20230 comments

While we can’t control when the sun shines or the wind blows, we can control the consumption in homes to match those times.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Policy, Solar
ACT taps Brighte, again, for zero interest loans on solar, batteries and efficiency upgrades
Amalyah Hart7 Feb 20230 comments

ACT government confirms it will continue to partner with Brighte on next phase of $150 million Sustainable Household Scheme, following a new tender process.

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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
SolarEdge launches “future proof” smart home energy offering in Australia
Sophie Vorrath28 Oct 20220 comments

Global inverter giant launches all-in-one smart home energy ecosystem, to minimise dependence on the grid and maximise savings from cheap, clean power.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
Fewer energy retailers and more complex deals prompt warning on consumer protection
Amalyah Hart14 Oct 20220 comments

The retail energy market is changing, fast. And as offers get more creative, bundling together a range of products and services, regulators must be on their toes.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Customers have the power in the shift to solar and batteries, they just don’t know it yet
Marc Sheldon21 Sep 20220 comments

The energy transition means solar and batteries taking an active role in the energy market. The key will be to bring consumers along for the ride.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Seven ways to boost household energy resilience to climate-driven disasters
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20220 comments

Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Featured, Solar, Tariffs
How one solar battery system earned one household $100 in one day
Sophie Vorrath17 Feb 20220 comments

Amber Electric is opening up its SmartShift demand response platform to customers across Australia after a successful South Australia trial – including a big windfall for one battery owner.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
UK microgrid project offers path to cheaper residential electrification
David Appleyard1 Dec 20210 comments

Zero carbon microgrid development in UK aims deliver an energy positive neighborhood that will generate more power than it consumes and save residents up to 30% on energy bills.

Finger Pointing To Electric Meter Reading - optimised
Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar
For a smart energy future we must look beyond not-so smart meters
Gavin Dietz7 Oct 20210 comments

What will Apple do? In a truly smart and "consumer-centric" energy future, the utility meter will be nowhere near the smartest thing in the box.

Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Electrifying everything can save households “thousands,” report finds
Giles Parkinson6 Oct 20210 comments

New discussion paper outlines how much Australian households can save if they electrify everything, including the cars, the heating, the hot water and the cooking.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Solar
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.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Solar, Tariffs
Two years (and one major blackout) with my home battery and solar system
Andrew Wilson7 Sep 20210 comments

In which the Tesla Powerwall proves its worth, changing tariffs show the importance of solar self-consumption, and we weigh the implications for future EV charging.

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