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Trina Solar has a sexy new all-black Vertex S solar panels

When you are considering adding solar panels to your roof, you may be someone who cares all about the function and nothing about the aesthetics, but many do, particularly if you've spent a lot of time effort and money on the design and external appearance of your home. Often solar panels, particularly the cheaper end of the market, have pretty ugly frames around the...
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Small businesses in Victoria can get $3,500 off solar panels

If you've got solar on your home and head to the office and think you'd really like to see your energy costs also reduced with solar for your business, then Solar Victoria has some good news for you. The Solar for Business Program is a new initiative designed to support Victorian small businesses to reduce their energy costs by accessing the benefits of renewable energy.  To support the economic recovery...
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Brisbane-based Prohelion announces partnership with Tritium for solar car tech

Brisbane-based Prohelion announces partnership with Tritium
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1/4 of all Australian homes now have solar panels

Solar is in, with it installed on one quarter of Australian homes
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Trina Solar launches Vertex S 390-405W solar panel in Australia

Another solar option to consider.
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Connected Cars really need APIs to our Connected Homes to optimise EV charging

Today is a brilliant day. It's a gorgeous summer day in Wodonga, Victoria and with the sun shining, our 6.5kW solar system is collecting...
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Solar investment paying dividends – 46.26kWh in a day, imported just 2.9kWh from the grid

Today was our best day for solar generation yet. Our 6.5kW of solar panels managed to collect a massive 46.26kWh during sunlight hours, which...
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North East Water’s new 132kW solar carpark is a great recipe for Australia

North East Water is a water utility, headquartered in the regional Victorian city of Wodonga, servicing an estimated 110,000 people across 39 towns. Recently North...
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Tennis-ball sized hail destroys solar panels in QLD

Queensland may be in the midst of a state election, but mother nature cares not. This afternoon a severe storm impacted part of the...
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You can now buy Solar Panels and Battery Storage at IKEA

IKEA is famous for having a vast array of product for inside your home, but have now added Solar Panels and Battery Storage, as...
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NT just approved procurement of grid-scale batteries and $6000 battery grants for home owners

The Northern Territory Government has announced two major programs that will help achieve their plan for 50% renewables by 2030.  The first relates to grid-scale...
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Our solar system is now an income stream

Last month we had 6.5kW of solar installed on our roof. After having the installation (by KDEC Electrical) checked and signed off, we then...
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SolarEdge Solar Inverter can charge your EV for free

If you own an electric car, then you need to consider how you'll charge your car. There's a growing number of fast charging locations,...
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Counterproductive: VIC Solar Feed-in Tariff to drop from 12c to 10.5c per kWh from July 1st

Victoria's Essential Services Commission determines the minimum rate that households receive for feeding power from their solar systems, back into the grid. Unfortunately, the...
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Solar car parks are great, Solar car parks with EV charging is the future

Politicians are tripping over themselves when it comes to energy and renewable policy. While debates around the future of our electricity sources are complex,...
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Joining 2 million other Australians with a 6.5kW solar install

This week, I joined the more than 2 million Australians and added solar to my home. Personally, I went with a 6.5kW solar system,...
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I’m getting 6.5kW of Solar thanks of the Government’s investment in renewables

My wife and I built our forever home with Metricon about 3 years ago. Since then we've added a daughter and we're growing into...
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Why I just chose solar over FSD on my Model 3, and why you should too

Sometimes you've got to spend money to make money. That old saying couldn't be more true, than for homeowners considering adding solar panels to...
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Ironically, the smoke from Australian fires are now limiting solar installations

Australia's bushfires are now global news and aside from the immediate impact of the firefronts, there are now serious flow-on consequences as a result...
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Next round of Victorian Solar Rebates launch this Tuesday.

The Victorian Government has been providing incentives to home owners to add solar to their homes through the Solar Homes Program. The next release...
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The solar rebates you didn’t know existed and ROI that’ll surprise you

We often think about solar as something we install on the roof of our homes, but there's a massive amount of momentum in the...
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The Block promotes EV charging and Tesla Powerwall battery solar storage to future-proof homes

The Block is one of the highest-rating shows on Australian TV (last Sunday they took out top spot with 1.08 million viewers). Tonight the...
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