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Aussies Are More Interested In Solar Batteries Than Ever
With electricity prices on the rise and an uncertain future ahead for Australian electricity, it’s not surprising that more and more Aussies are looking to home batteries to save them. What is surprising is just how fast the market is progressing – batteries are rapidly decreasing in price and the numbers suggest they aren’t just…
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Melbourne Man Says Powerwall 2 Will Drop His Power Bill To $0
Melbourne’s first Powerwall 2 has been installed at a three-bedroom, one storey house in Coburg. Brendan Fahey and his wife Josephine added Tesla’s shiny new battery to their home to complement their existing solar panels, after Brendan calculated that the Powerwall 2 could take his energy bill down almost to zero.
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Not Satire: The Government Wants To Use Clean Energy Funds For Coal
Energy minister Josh Frydenberg has gone ahead with its coal-fired plans for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), introducing legislation that would allow the taxpayer-funded CEFC to invest in carbon capture and storage.
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This Melbourne Street Has Its Own Renewable Energy Grid
In a recent trial of ‘mini grid’ technology, a group of eight Melbourne houses were linked to each other to form a self-sustaining, all-renewable grid completely independent of mains electricity. Electricity was drawn instead from combined solar and battery systems on the houses, which could even cover the houses without solar systems installed.