by Michael | Nov 25, 2024 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
Imagine a nation that has unlimited energy streaming down form the sun almost every day. Plus plenty of wind along the coasts, plains and mountain ridges. This fuel is free. Now imagine incredibly expensive power stations that take 5-10 years to plan and approve and...
by Michael | Mar 18, 2023 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
The recent Announcement from AEMO (the ‘Regulator’) suggest that power prices will go up in the eastern states from between 20 to 25 cents per kWh in July 23 for the DEFAULT offer. This means that for anyone not on the default offer the price increase will...
by Michael | Feb 25, 2022 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
We’ve been asked a lot of times what power prices will be doing in the near future. Do we know? All we know is what is happening to the drivers of power prices. These include: – Coal fired power becomes increasingly uncompetitive a solar and wind are...
by Michael | Oct 11, 2021 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
While there is much commenting on power prices going south, not everyone is aware that the same applies to the rates the retailer pays yout for your excess solar. A person household with a decent 6kW system can easily generate more than 20kWh in excess solar energy....
by Michael | Jun 13, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
I get asked this questiona ll the time. As of June 2019, the answert would be NO in most cases. The exceptions are: You are a freak and don’t care about the financials You experience frequent blackouts and want protection from it You aree living in a state that...
by Michael | Jun 8, 2018 | LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized
This is the latest myth that made it into the mainstream media. Is there any truth to it at all? It is undeniable that on sunny days a lot of generation wants to feed into the grid at a time when not much it needed. If unchecked, this can lead to frequency shifts...
