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Tag: electricity retailers

June 22, 2021
Sophie Vorrath

Customer dissatisfaction with electricity retailers driving uptake of solar, batteries

Australian consumers are even less satisfied with energy retailers than they are with banks and insurers, and are increasingly choosing to take matters into their own hands – a consumer […]

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June 22, 2021
James Martin II

Powershop, Diamond & Energy Locals top 2018 Green Electricity Guide

Who is the greenest electricity retailer of them all – and how do you know? Fortunately, every year the Total Environment Centre commissions a report on the topic, the results […]

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June 17, 2021
James Martin II

Looking beyond solar feed-in tariffs: How to pick an electricity retailer

When solar system owners shop around for an electricity retailer, the first thing they tend to look at is the solar feed-in tariff rate that the retailer offers. The fact […]

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November 29, 2023
Jeff Sykes

Localvolts’ vision for a truly peer-to-peer electricity market

There are now well over 1.5 million households in Australia with solar PV systems on their roofs, altogether comprising over 6 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generation capacity – about the […]

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January 16, 2020
James Martin II

Which retailer is offering the best electricity plan for solar customers in Brisbane?

Getting a higher feed-in tariff from your electricity retailer looks great on paper, but it does not necessarily mean that you will save more money on your electricity bills. We’ve taken […]

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November 29, 2023
Jeff Sykes

Introducing a (free) tool that allows solar homes to meaningfully compare retail electricity plans

Solar PV system owners – generally speaking – do not like their electricity retailers. Maybe it’s just the sense of independence they get from generating a portion of their own […]

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November 29, 2023
Jeff Sykes

Meet Mojo Power: The electricity retailer that wants you to buy less energy

Imagine if your electricity retailer did not see a profit when you use more electricity. How would your relationship be different? While it may sound like a fantasy to an […]

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January 16, 2020
Solar Choice Staff

NSW retail electricity prices face a hike as networks fight to reverse recent cuts

Australia’s retail electricity rates could be on the rise again as networks push back against reductions introduced by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) last year. The cuts were a welcome […]

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October 12, 2015
Sophie Vorrath

Submission to VIC Renewables Roadmap suggests how to make solar feed-in tariffs fair & effective

A submission to the Victorian government’s Renewable Energy Roadmap paper has proposed that a different approach to rooftop solar tariffs, giving solar households better value for the energy they export […]

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March 18, 2015
Giles Parkinson

NSW Labor releases document detailing strong renewable energy support policy for state

NSW Labor has released a renewable energy-focused environment and energy policy, promising a fair price for solar and an emphasis on decentralised generation. The policy document, released on Tuesday, outlines around 10 major […]

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March 20, 2014
Solar Choice Staff

Who will own the batteries? GSES suggests some ways utilities can adapt to the rise of distributed generation

Although we’re still waiting for it to happen, everyone in the Australian renewable energy sector is talking (a lot) about energy storage and its supposedly massive potential to revolutionise how […]

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