Category Archives: Solar News

By ChrisWilliams | April 26th, 2023 | Categories: News, Recent News, Solar News

Five-star finance: how energy ratings are set to enable cheaper finance for clean-energy renovations

Adding a rooftop solar system is a no-brainer for Aussie homeowners in 2023. Coupling it with a home battery energy storage system is...

By ChrisWilliams | April 19th, 2023 | Categories: Recent News, Solar News

As Liddell closes an age of uncertainty dawns

Today marks an impressive watershed for Australia’s energy transition. The coal-fired furnaces at the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales will be...

By ChrisWilliams | March 24th, 2023 | Categories: Solar News

Doing it ourselves, 1KOMMA5° providing you with peace of mind

There’s no doubt that rooftop solar and home batteries are a bloody good combo. Not only does solar allow households to make a...

By ChrisWilliams | August 27th, 2022 | Categories: Solar News

King coal is dead, long live solar!

In Australia it has long been said that "Coal is king", but all reigns come to an end. In mid-August 2022, the National...

By ChrisWilliams | April 25th, 2022 | Categories: News, Recent News, Solar News

Greens to kickstart solar battery boom with $17 billion renewable energy plan

Ahead of the federal election on 21 May 2022, Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt joined solar installers, the Smart Energy Council and candidate...

By ChrisWilliams | December 10th, 2021 | Categories: General Solar, News, Solar News

What does Labor’s 43% plan mean for solar and batteries?

Part of the Australian Labor Party’s failure to topple the Morrison government in the 2019 election has been blamed on a lack of...

By ChrisWilliams | December 7th, 2021 | Categories: News, Solar News, Tesla Powerwall

Breaking new ground with solar and storage

Perhaps the only thing in Australia booming more than rooftop solar PV is the homes they're installed on. Driven by low-interest rates, the...

Take charge of your energy security

Whether it’s down to wild weather or simply the multitude of pressures on the grid, blackouts are a part of life and taking...

The decade of energy storage has arrived

The energy storage decade has arrived. That is, at least according to energy market analysts BloombergNEF (BNEF)'s forecast there will 1 terawatt-hour (TWh)...

By ChrisWilliams | November 15th, 2021 | Categories: General Solar, Solar News

Australia basks in 3 million rooftop solar milestone, but dark clouds loom

While conflicting messages come from state and federal politicians, Aussie householders are taking climate action into their own hands and installing rooftop solar...

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These costs are based on the SA Power network in Adelaide but prices may vary depending on your circumstances. This comparison assumes a general energy usage of 4000kWh/year for a residential customer on Energy Locals Time of Use Tariff – (TOU – Peak, Off-Peak & Solar Sponge).

The reference price is set by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for a financial year in relation to electricity supply to residential customers in the distribution region and is based on an assumed annual usage amount. Any difference between the reference price and the unconditional price of a plan is expressed as a percentage more or less than the reference price. The terms of any conditional discounts are shown, along with any further difference between the reference price and the discount applied if a condition is met, expressed as a percentage more or less than the reference price.