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The narrative that solar and batteries are helping the rich and hurting the poor is built on a supposition of logic, rather than actual evidence. And it’s actually not true.“Spotlight has fallen well short:” 7’s program panned again, this time on false turbine allegations
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“Spotlight has fallen well short:” 7’s program panned again, this time on false turbine allegations
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Big Green Lies: Are the rich using solar to steal from the poor?
The narrative that solar and batteries are helping the rich and hurting the poor is built on a supposition of logic, rather than actual evidence. And it’s actually not true.
Undervoltage is a grid catch-up problem, not a case against electrification
As households quit gas and add heat pumps, induction cooking, EV charging, solar and batteries, some older local networks will feel the strain. That is not a reason to slow electrification.
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Modelling shows network tariff reforms will slash some power bills, blow up others, even with solar and battery
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“Green gold:” Former Greens energy minister who delivered 100 pct renewables calls time on political career
Shane Rattenbury, the leader of the ACT Greens and the first Greens speaker of the parliament anywhere in the world, is retiring from politics after 17 years in the territory’s Legislative Assembly.
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