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12.5 yrs payback period. The tech nerd inside me yarns to play with this toy. The financial analyst inside me yawned and fell asleep. The…

VIC and SA has similar emergency backstop mechanism. VPP is relinquishing your control so that you can participate in price-driven market…

Re VPP requirement: I am surprised your comment was downvoted (not me!). My understanding is the same as yours.

yes that's the trajectory we are on. but it's a far cry to say the power companies are making 21c/kwh profit - these batteries are not…

I try to do the same. although on the work in the office days these happens a lot less. yes I could set the timers in advance but…

when enough people start doing this, don't be surprised if this backup / insurance subscription becomes very expensive.

My apology I am failing to articulate. Let me try again. The energy from your own rooftop is worth near $0 if exported, so it totally makes…

Is Penrite operations based in Victoria? Support local employment

You've paid for the panels and battery so it's well within your right to enjoy it. Don't think that's wasteful. Very impressive avg…

Using energy from the grid cost money so for most people it makes sense to try to minimise energy usage. However once money was spent on…

Didn't know flat tariff is still around. Thought after compulsory smart meters everyone would have been forced onto time of use tariffs

Curious on % of households drawing grid power during solar hours. My reasoning is that households with energy consumption in the middle of…

When you disconnect gas how do you do the heating? I want to disconnect gas but I think the cost will probably be $10k. $2k heat pump HWS…

Panel performance/cost ratio really has come a long way. I recently looked into the modern panel, wondering if it may be worthwhile to…

I recently found out the hard way inverters don't last forever - the capacitors often develop faults when they age. Say the inverter fails…

Agree, it's sometimes scary what comes out of some misinformed people. He said for majority of ppl going off grid the cost is too great.…

I can't reconcile what people want - decarbonising was never going to be easy nor cheap. The country has chosen to go down this path so why…

If a retailer can buy energy off you for nearly free and sell it back to you at a higher price it would mean they have paid multi-million…

Pretty sure operating a coal power station cost a heap too. Doing it while the grid-scale battery builds are sucking all the cash flows.

Make sure your lead is UV resistant and can carry enough amps without causing a fire

It's amazing, making money out of thin air.

Yes, people who invested in solar are incentivised to use them as much as possible. Psychologically having spent on solar probably relieves…

Here is a fun fact, the Premium FIT was paid by your neighbours, not the government. The PFIT you receive from the retailer was actually…

This calculation assumes you are making use of all the 5kWh as they are generated. Everyone's situation is different but for a lot of…

Hi there, can you share the provider name? I am also in the market but so far the ones I got in touch with none of them offers sigenergy

You had me at 2xSODIMM slots

Superloop (with Exetel as a full subsidiary) is also listed. Since both are listed, then this argument doesn't quite stand?

I am amazed about $176 to "Transform driving into a more intense experience. Your BMW plays the engine sound to match your driving mode…

I suspect the targeted BMW clientele has a lot more dosh to not worry about these small costs. The current G generation of BMWs is a lot…

How is this different to their HPR line?