5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1052+ words) The Federal Budget has been handed down, with measures affecting electric vehicles, home batteries, charging infrastructure and Australia's energy transition. While this year's Budget does not include a major new household electrification rebate package, it does continue the government's existing…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (644+ words) Images of DIY winter coats for Fox batteries " shared on FB by Australian owners Fox ESS batteries recently became the most popular battery in Australia thanks to their nice stackable design and a price that undercuts most of the competition....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1322+ words) Max is still on holiday. I am still in Sydney. Here's what happened on Day 2 of the Smart Energy 2026 Conference & Expo in Sydney. My day started with a walk from the Rocks via Barangaroo to the conference centre, taking in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1270+ words) That Smart Energy 2026 Conference & Expo: Australia's leading show that isn't All Energy. I'm filling in for our editor, Max, who has taken himself on holiday like someone who doesn't understand the gravity of the Smart Energy Conference. Someone had to…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (691+ words) We've been running this website for 16 years. In that time, we've published tens of thousands of reviews and written plenty of posts about installers and manufacturers. Shock horror, some have been critical. We've seen every kind of response. From genuine,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1816+ words) Apparently a recent raft of audits showed 98% of battery installations were defective. Does that mean the entire solar installation industry is incompetent? No, but the people writing the rules? The vast bulk of rule breaches aren't serious safety concerns " there's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1053+ words) A Queensland homeowner got a solar-battery system under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) through Shine Hub, expecting it could be expanded later. Just a couple of years into a 10 year contract, the homeowner says he was told to throw away…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1298+ words) Imagine the government threatening to tax ex-smokers for no longer contributing to health funding via tobacco tax revenue. It would be the dumbest policy ever conceived. The slightest disincentive to quitting is always amplified by an addict into a rolled-gold…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1412+ words) If you're getting scalded by the water pouring out of your taps or suffering through underwhelmingly tepid showers, there's a likely culprit: the tempering valve. Hot water storage systems are supposed to keep water at a temperature of at least…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1835+ words) Most solar owners judge their system by a simple measure: how much energy it produces over the day. If the total looks good, it was a good day. If it's down, something must be wrong " but that's not always the…...