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Free online calculator to count huge savings from going electric and quitting gas
Sophie Vorrath9 Jun 20230 comments

Free online tool will help households understand when and why to electrify everything – and how the humble hot water heat pump can crush power costs.

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Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Rooftop solar tariffs trimmed as regulator urges more self consumption
Sophie Vorrath2 Jun 20230 comments

NSW solar households could get slightly less for the solar they export to the grid come July, despite forecasts of a further jump in power prices.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Tariffs
Shop around to beat electricity price hikes? It’s not as easy as it should be
Lurion De Mello30 May 20230 comments

As electricity prices continue to rise, consumers are being told to shop around for the best deal. But where do you start? And how do you compare retailers?

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Electrification, News, Solar, Tariffs
AGL launches fund to install solar for hardship customers, help electrify homes
Sophie Vorrath29 May 20230 comments

AGL Energy bolsters efforts to improve energy affordability and protect those hardest hit by rising power prices, including through a rooftop solar fund.

Energy Efficiency, Featured, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
How much can you save with electrification and efficiency? An answer is a few clicks away
Sophie Vorrath20 Apr 20230 comments

New online simulator calculates the big savings – in dollars and emissions – households can make by getting off gas and upgrading their thermal efficiency.

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Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
How an embedded network utility is powering its customers with solar
Joshua S Hill13 Apr 20230 comments

Customers of Savant Energy will be powered by local solar farms as part of a new vertically integrated renewable energy business.

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Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
Queensland blockchain startup aims to share solar benefits with renters
Rachel Williamson13 Apr 20230 comments

PowerPlay plans to use a tokenised system to share the benefits of cheap renewables with people currently excluded from using rooftop solar.

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Featured, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Networks told to make zero export limits for rooftop solar a “rare occurrence”
Sophie Vorrath11 Apr 20230 comments

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.

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Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Massive Tesla solar roof put to work as a “21st Century utility”
Joshua S Hill30 Mar 20230 comments

Is this the biggest Tesla Solar Roof installed yet? It may be. And when combined with six Powerwalls it's a nice little earner as part of a Hawaiian VPP.

Energy Efficiency, Solar, Tariffs
New home, old appliances: Our data-driven journey to solar electrification
Murray Hogarth21 Mar 20230 comments

In a new house, it's a whole new world of home energy management and "electrification" possibilities as we shoot for net zero grid electricity.

Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Tariffs
Why are electricity prices going up again, and will it ever end?
Ariel Liebman17 Mar 20230 comments

Electricity prices look set to go up again in winter and consumers are justified in asking: why is this happening? And is there an end in sight?

Solar, Tariffs
Rooftop solar tariff set to jump by 40 pct in boost for regional households
Sophie Vorrath16 Mar 20230 comments

In a move that bucks the trend, pricing regulator proposes boosting regional solar feed-in tariff from 9.3c/kWh to 12.9c/kWh, starting in July.

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.

Solar, Tariffs
Solar feed-in tariffs cut again, despite “much higher” wholesale grid prices
Sophie Vorrath28 Feb 20230 comments

Victoria cuts the minimum flat-rate solar feed-in tariff again, despite soaring power prices. But there are some upsides for the state's solar households.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar, Tariffs
Rooftop solar feed-in tariff cuts keep coming, despite soaring power bills
Sophie Vorrath21 Dec 20220 comments

Pressure is growing on solar households to maximise self-consumption of their rooftop PV as regulators chip away at the value of solar exports.

Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
How closely monitoring home energy data can be a major win for solar households
Richard Bean & Neil Horrocks20 Dec 20220 comments

A long-term Arena project aims to answer a key question: how much data do network operators need to allow rooftop solar export flexibility?

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