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  • Battery Storage
  • Learn Solar & Electrical
  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Off Grid
  • Solar

Solar owners may be receiving higher energy bills than expected. Why is my bill still high after solar installation? Why are my solar panels not reducing my bill?

  • Battery Storage
  • Learn Solar & Electrical

How do solar batteries work? Some might believe that they use magic, but let's walk through how they work in simple terms to help you better understand battery storage.

  • Learn Solar & Electrical
  • Newcastle & the Hunter

The NEM or otherwise known as the National Electricity Market, looks after interconnecting the 5 states, as it is difficult to store and distribute electricity.

  • Battery Storage
  • Electrical
  • Learn Solar & Electrical
  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Off Grid
  • Solar

Discover how Virtual Power Plants (VPP's) are changing the way we produce, consume, and distribute energy throughout Australia through solar and battery.

  • Electrical
  • Learn Solar & Electrical
  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Solar

The energy required to heat hot water is quite high and for most Australian households. Here are some strategies on how to save on your hot water heating bill.

  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Solar

As the popularity of solar energy has exploded in the past decade, you might wonder if it is too late to invest in solar power, and feel like you've missed the boat. Well, is it worth it investing in Solar in 2023? Here's what we think..

  • EV Charging
  • Newcastle & the Hunter

Our team attended the Electric Vehicle open day in Lake Macquarie hosted by Lake Macquarie City Council, and what a day! From all the fun events, to the informative aspects, everyone definitely got something out of the day.

  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Solar

Last week's installation was a real "back to the future" moment for one of our installers, Llayton, who couldn't help but have a few flashbacks as he revisited his old stomping ground. 👀

  • EV Charging

If you're an electric vehicle enthusiast, then you'll want to check out this unboxing of the Fronius Wattpilot Electric Vehicle Charger. This charger is designed to charge electric vehicles quickly and efficiently, so you can hit the road.

  • Newcastle & the Hunter
  • Solar

This was one of our most remote installations yet....
We are very proud of our team and the work we do.
In particular, thanks to the team from School
Infrastructure NSW for letting us be involved in this
project. 

  • Electrical

After many decades of nuclear fusion research, US scientists have taken a huge leap in harnessing fusion, which is a massive step forward in the direction of producing unlimited clean energy for our future.

  • Battery Storage

As the popularity of Electric Vehicles and Battery storage systems rise, so does the demand for a more advanced kind of battery with a larger storage capacity, faster charging and more affordability.
Here's what's happening.