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Networks told to make zero export limits for rooftop solar a “rare occurrence”
AER all but bans use of zero export limits for rooftop solar households, with strict new rules for network companies and a new layer of customer protections.
Home battery boom: The who, what, where and why behind record storage numbers
Home batteries were installed in record numbers across Australia in 2022. We look at the data behind the sales and see who's installing what, where, and why.
How to ditch diesel in the wilderness: Microgrid blends solar with stunning landscape
A microgrid with every element carefully matched to its circumstances, including the rooftop PV mounting system, starts powering an off-grid wilderness sanctuary.
Rooftop solar payback periods are back down to near record-lows
The Clean Energy Regulator thinks 2023 could be a record year for small solar installations - and batteries are on the up as well.
Sun Tax: What solar export tariffs could cost you, and why you should be worried
"More holes than Swiss cheese!" Network proposed solar tariffs might not hit bills too hard to start with, but the cost of rushing them through could be high.
How I fully electrified my home – and seven tips to help you do it too
For an energy industry veteran, the journey to electrifying my home was more challenging than expected. Here are my top tips to make it easier.
Home battery boom: Are we being worried and annoyed into adding solar storage?
Solar installers are reporting big increases in home battery sales – even though for many households the economic equation has hardly shifted. So what's changed?
Rooftop solar costs in Australia jump for the first time in a decade
But Australian residential solar systems still offer some of the lowest costs in the world – particularly compared to today's grid and gas prices.
Can induction stoves convince home cooks to give up gas?
Induction stoves offer major benefits over gas, but home cooks face barriers in making the switch
Rooftop solar feed-in tariff cuts keep coming, despite soaring power bills
Pressure is growing on solar households to maximise self-consumption of their rooftop PV as regulators chip away at the value of solar exports.
Sun Tax: How three network companies propose to charge for rooftop solar exports
Three NSW electricity networks are planning to introduce rooftop solar export tariffs from 2024. Here's how they're proposing to do it.
King Island’s world leading renewable micro-grid to add another big solar farm
Tasmania’s King Island will boost its renewable energy supply – and further slash its use of diesel fuel – with the addition of a 1.5MW solar farm.
Industry slams “antiquated, brutal” rooftop solar switch off plan for Sunshine State
A new rule that will require large numbers of rooftop solar systems to be fitted with a basic on-off switch has been slammed as outdated, reckless and costly.
“It’s not true that batteries don’t make payback:” The mission to deliver ‘free’ electricity
Home solar and battery optimisation specialist Evergen joins with OpenSolar to continue its mission to minimise home energy bills – preferably down to zero.
How solar and battery households can beat coal and gas plants at their own game
When large coal and gas generators were charging one-hundred times normal prices in the thick of the energy crisis, Amber SmartShift customers were along for the ride.
