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About: James Martin II

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James was Solar Choice's primary writer & researcher between 2010 and 2018. He is now the communications manager for energy technology startup SwitchDin, but remains an occasional contributor to the Solar Choice blog. James lives in Newcastle in a house with a weird solar system.

Posts by James Martin II:

  • Solar Power Wagga Wagga, NSW – Compare outputs, returns and installers By James Martin II on 13 March, 2025 in Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline Solar Panels: Busting Myths By James Martin II on 11 November, 2024 in Solar Panels/Modules&Solar System Products
  • Solar Hot Water System: Everything You Need to Know By James Martin II on 27 February, 2024 in Energy Management Systems&Living with solar & batteries&Saving energy&Solar Panel Hot Water Diverters&Solar System Monitoring Tools/Devices&Solar System Products
  • Can I add more panels to my existing solar system? By James Martin II on 8 August, 2023 in Solar Design Guide
  • Expanding an existing solar system with more panels and/or batteries? Know your options By James Martin II on 4 August, 2023 in Installation advice&Solar & battery tips&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
  • Whirlpool forums Australia: Are you looking for help with finding solar installers? By James Martin II on 28 July, 2023 in Solar Choice News
  • NSW Essential Energy customers: New procedures for connecting solar systems to the grid By James Martin II on 19 July, 2023 in Solar information in NSW
  • Solar Panels Ballarat | Compare costs & installers | Solar Choice By James Martin II on 3 May, 2020 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar Power on the Northern Beaches, Sydney, NSW By James Martin II on 17 March, 2020 in Solar information in NSW&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Solar Power Townsville, Queensland: How much does it cost? By James Martin II on 6 August, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Solar Communities&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
  • Battery pricing, incentives & virtual power plants By James Martin II on 6 August, 2019 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Batteries & Energy Storage&Battery storage system prices&Installation advice
  • How solar is working for my home this summer (Solartopia #15) By James Martin II on 11 February, 2019 in James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries&Solar & battery tips
  • A list of Australian battery support schemes (existing & proposed) as of Nov 2018 By James Martin II on 30 November, 2018 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Batteries & Energy Storage&Federal Government solar panel incentives&Solar & battery tips&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies&Solar panel system information in Western Australia
  • SwitchDin paves the way for virtual power plants & microgrids By James Martin II on 2 October, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Energy Management Systems&New technologies&Solar industry press releases & announcements&Solar System Monitoring Tools/Devices
  • Reposit First energy monitoring system reviewed By James Martin II on 21 June, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Energy Management Systems&James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries
  • The role of flow batteries in the future renewable energy grid [VIDEO] By James Martin II on 11 June, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Solar Choice News
  • Renewables, energy storage & the distributed grid: AES 2018 roundup By James Martin II on 28 May, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Commercial battery storage&Solar Choice News
  • Powershop, Diamond & Energy Locals top 2018 Green Electricity Guide By James Martin II on 28 March, 2018 in Living with solar & batteries&Solar Choice News&Solar-friendly retail electricity plan comparisons&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
  • 5 alternatives to the ‘Big 3’ electricity providers for your solar panelled home By James Martin II on 27 March, 2018 in Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Living with solar & batteries&Solar information in NSW&Solar-friendly retail electricity plan comparisons
  • Solar-powered lawn care (Solartopia #13) By James Martin II on 21 March, 2018 in James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries&Solar System Monitoring Tools/Devices&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
  • My house is net energy positive – for now (Solartopia #12) By James Martin II on 20 March, 2018 in Energy Management Systems&James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries&Solar Choice News&Solar System Monitoring Tools/Devices
  • Solar Analytics is in! (Solartopia #11) By James Martin II on 28 February, 2018 in Energy Management Systems&James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries&Solar System Monitoring Tools/Devices&Solar System Products
  • ‘Reposit First’ monitoring system is here! (Solartopia #10) By James Martin II on 15 February, 2018 in Energy Management Systems&Installation advice&James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries&Solar System Products
  • Tips for going solar with a fiddly, inner city rooftop By James Martin II on 15 February, 2018 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Installation advice&Positioning solar PV panels&Solar & battery tips&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources&What are the right solar PV cells for you?
  • Residential Solar PV Price Index – February 2018 By James Martin II on 14 February, 2018 in 1.5kW solar panel systems&10kW solar panel systems&2kW solar panel systems&3kW solar panel systems&4kW solar panel systems&5kW&7kW&Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Installation advice&Residential solar system prices&Solar Choice Company News&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Solar Panels/Modules&Solar system sizes
  • Backup power with home solar battery storage: What are your options? By James Martin II on 7 February, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Off-grid solar power, Stand-alone solar power, Remote solar power&Solar System Products
  • Solar battery storage in Sydney: Know your options By James Martin II on 30 January, 2018 in Batteries & Energy Storage&Installation advice&Solar information in NSW
  • Battery Storage Price Index – January 2018 By James Martin II on 29 January, 2018 in Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Batteries & Energy Storage&Battery storage examples & case studies&Battery storage system prices&Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Installation advice&Solar Choice News&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Solar System Products
  • What are the best cities for home solar battery storage? (January 2018 update) By James Martin II on 24 January, 2018 in 5kW&Archives of solar panel systems & information in the ACT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in NT&Archives of Solar panel systems information in QLD&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Tasmania&Archives of Solar panel systems information in Victoria&Batteries & Energy Storage&Battery storage system prices&Historic Solar PV Power System Prices&Installation advice&Residential solar system prices&Solar information in NSW&Solar information in SA&Solar panel system information in Western Australia&Solar System Products&Solar system sizes&Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
  • Happiness is an electricity bill? A coda to 2017 (Solartopia #9) By James Martin II on 21 December, 2017 in James' Solartopia Project&Living with solar & batteries
  • What’s the current levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for solar in Australia? By James Martin II on 20 December, 2017 in Useful Solar System Tools and Resources
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