Home Why more Australians are installing solar power Smart Australians are installing solar power to counter high electricity costs and reduce their carbon emissions. Solar panels achieve this by using the sun’s energy to create direct current (DC), which is fed through an inverter which converts DC into alternating current (AC), so the electricity can

Home The continuously rising cost of living is one of the key concerns for Australians. According to recent research by finder.com.au, the percentage of households stressed about energy has increased from 18% to 23% between March 2021 and 2023. Soaring electricity prices continue to put pressure on households. The wholesale cost of electricity saw a significant increase,

Home Adding battery storage to your solar power system can maximise your solar investment. A battery helps reduce your reliance on the grid by storing the excess solar energy you have not used during the day and saving it for later use: at night, on low sunlight days, when utility rates are more expensive or

Home The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), in its National Electricity Market (NEM) snapshot, said wholesale costs soared 141 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the same period last year. This announcement is particularly worrying for households without solar, who are set to experience energy bill shock, with a significant increase in wholesale electricity prices