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.

• 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...

• What are demand charges?

  Updated: August 21, 2024

  Demand charges are a new type of energy pricing that some homes are being moved to. Controversially it ends up with many homeowners paying significantly higher energy bills and not understanding why. Read more...

• Solar export limits by region

  Updated: August 20, 2024

  Back in April of 2024 we tracked down the solar export limits for every region of Australia to figure out how much solar homes are actually allowed to sell to the grid. For some its a lot! Read more...

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