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Electricity consumers are switching off – and here's why
Sophie Vorrath3 Aug 20160 comments

Major Australian survey paints a picture of an electricity market where consumers are not seeing value from their service providers, so are looking elsewhere to find it – a trend that will drive battery storage uptake and could double rooftop solar penetration in most states and territories.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar, Tariffs
NSW solar bonus scheme ends this year: what are your options?
James Martin27 Jul 20160 comments

As NSW's relatively generous solar rates come to a close, 150,000-odd solar homes are looking to make the transition as painless as possible. So what are your options? We break them down for you.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Five things to consider for solar homes coming off premium FiTs
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20160 comments

With more than 275,000 solar households set to come off premium feed-in tariffs. A new report offers advice on how to cushion the blow.

Solar, Tariffs
Solar households miss out as big generators profit from price hikes
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath6 Jul 20160 comments

Australia's biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country's predominantly coal-fired grid to consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty clear that many solar households are missing out.

Energy Efficiency, Tariffs
Another NZ energy upstart takes aim at Australian retail market
Sophie Vorrath6 Jul 20160 comments

NZ energy retail start-up Flick Electric says Australia an ideal market for its digital platform that strips electricity pricing bare and gives customers access to the wholesale spot market.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Redflow partners with Redback on battery storage management technology
Giles Parkinson21 Jun 20160 comments

Redflow strikes partnership with fellow Brisbane-based start-up Redback to provide hybrid inverter and battery management system to its soon to be released ZCell battery.

Solar, Tariffs
NSW solar feed-in tariff edged up to reflect rising electricity prices
Sophie Vorrath15 Jun 20160 comments

IPART raises recommended ‘benchmark range’ for NSW solar feed-in tariffs to reflect rising wholesale electricity prices.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
A very Australian energy revolution: Why consumers love battery storage
Sophie Vorrath1 Jun 20160 comments

Four out of five solar households interested in battery storage, with one out of four households considering using battery storage to quit the grid altogether.

Solar, Tariffs
Australia's top solar states and suburbs
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20160 comments

Climate Council's latest data on household solar uptake suggests rooftop PV could soon be as “common as insulation” in some parts of Australia, with more than a dozen suburbs now recording penetration above 50 per cent.

Energy Efficiency, Solar, Tariffs
How Robin Hood brings community energy to the 7 Shires
Jelmer Van Rooij25 May 20160 comments

A small revolution is taking part in the famous little surfer town Byron Bay..

Solar, Tariffs
Revealed: Ausgrid’s strategy to keep solar customers confused
Finn Peacock18 May 20160 comments

Considering installing rooftop solar? Here's a look at what people need to know if they want to install a system in the Ausgrid Electricity Network area.

Tariffs
Fixed, but broken: Why some new energy tariffs are a recipe for disaster
Sophie Vorrath11 May 20160 comments

In response to "bill shock," energy retailers are starting to offer fixed-price packages for electricity, regardless of how much the household uses. But is this the right solution? Or will it make matters worse?

Energy Efficiency, Solar, Tariffs
Melbourne electricity retailer launches fixed-price, 'all you can eat' offer
Sophie Vorrath10 May 20160 comments

Melbourne electricity retailer Sumo Power says aims to combat "bill shock" with launch of fixed price offer for unlimited electricity use over 12 month period.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
LG Chem ramps up Australian battery storage plans ahead of "critical solar decade"
Sophie Vorrath24 Mar 20160 comments

LG Chem reveals plans to ramp up its battery storage business in Australia, predicting a five-fold increase in sales in 2016, and an even greater rate of growth in 2017, when solar FiTs are ratcheted down.

Solar, Tariffs
Shared solar start-up in renewed push to get PV on rented rooftops
Sophie Vorrath11 Mar 20160 comments

Developers of shared solar technology unveil new digital platform to make path to solar less complicated for Australia's 2.4m rental properties, calculating size of system, savings and ROI.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Greens leader Greg Barber goes solar + Tesla storage to sidestep perverse energy markets
Sophie Vorrath2 Mar 20160 comments

The home of the Victorian Greens leader has become the first in the state to install a Tesla Powerwall battery, alongside a 5kW solar system. Barber says solar plus storage is the only way to tackle Victoria's "perverse" energy markets.

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