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WEBHomepage - One Step Off The Grid. Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery is here, with enough grunt to charge your EV in a blackout. The Powerwall 3 has had its official launch in Australia, bringing fresh insights on its specs and special talents – and how it differs from the Powerwall 2 – and revealing the local price.
Pioneering solar garden prepares for its first harvest
WEB15 hours ago · By the side of the highway in Grong Grong, in the NSW Riverina region, Australia’s first solar garden is almost ready to harvest. The development is expected to deliver a bounty to 175 solar gardeners within weeks in the form of credits on their electricity bills. But developers and energy experts hope the 1.5 megawatt project delivers a lot ...
Residential renewables can pay for themselves before they reach …
WEB3 days ago · Petrol $ 5,720. Car Maintenance $ 1,235. Home Electricity $ 3,705 $ 10,660 Our estimated ROI is now 8 years and 10months.
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat …
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Standalone power systems based on renewable energy and battery storage could start to become the norm on parts of Australia’s far-flung grid, as network operators turn to them as a more reliable and cheaper option than traditional poles and wires.
Survey finds homes poorly prepared for heatwaves – here’s what …
WEB3 days ago · Heatwaves in Australia are expected to become hotter, longer and more frequent under climate change. They can seriously affect our health and wellbeing, and even kill people.. But how well-prepared are Australian households for life in a hotter world? Our new research explored this question in Victoria.. We examined how households cope with, adapt to and endure summers and heatwaves.
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WEBAn online ‘one-stop-shop’ will take pain out of energy upgrades. Upgrade IQ helps householders get what they want – a comfortable home that costs less to run. A ban on door-knockers pushing energy saving products and appliances has come into effect, as part of a crackdown on "nuisance marketing" and dodgy energy sales tactics. Minimum ...
Running everything on solar electricity: It's more than OK to try …
WEBBased on the 2020-21 monitoring results from the Wattwatchers mydata.energy app, our house is a net exporter of electricity during spring and summer, and a net importer from the grid during autumn and winter.Overall, our solar generated slightly more than our total consumption. We’ve used the grid as our local ‘big battery’, and we’re glad it’s there.
Gas ban still missing, but NSW Labor's message on electrification …
WEB5 days ago · Last year, when Victoria’s Labor government announced it would ban residential gas connections to new-build homes in the state from the start of 2024, its counterpart in New South Wales was quick to rule out following suit. “I don’t need another complication or another policy change when the ...
Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a …
WEBApr 14, 2024 · Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the 46 GW of untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, new report finds.
SwitchedOn podcast: 50,000 electric homes with batteries could …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Deputy Chair of Zero Emissions Noosa, Mark Purcell, is on a mission to get 50,000 households to electrify and install batteries.
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