Previous newsletter articles

Each article is a deep dive into a different aspect of residential energy in Australia. Like calculating the cost of solar or a battery, important news, or discussions about common energy misconceptions.

• Battery profitability analysis

  Updated: August 21, 2024

  This is part two of the battery analysis I did for a home in NSW. We figured out how much he could expect to save over the next ten years with a Tesla Powerwall 2. Read more...

• Are batteries worth the cost

  Updated: August 21, 2024

  Batteries will save you money but probably not enough to pay itself off. But for most people they are buying energy independence from the grid, instead of trying to make money. For now at least. Read more...

• Common heat pump misconceptions

  Updated: August 21, 2024

  A disgruntled man stood up at an energy expo and demanded to know how heat pumps can work in 0 celsius. While someone eventually gave an answer it showed theres a lot of misconceptions out there! Read more...

• Negative solar feed in tariff credits

  Updated: August 21, 2024

  Ausgrid announced they will start charging energy providers if homes export too much solar energy to the grid. The energy providers will certainly pass on those fees to those homeowners. Yikes! Read more...

• Can too much solar for a home be possible?

  Updated: August 20, 2024

  Everyone yells from the rooftops install more solar, embrace the sun. But where is the line where it becomes too much solar? Thats what we tried to figure out. Read more...

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