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Home battery rebates and soaring diesel costs bring electrification to the masses
What does it take to make a petrol-head tradie home electrification-curious? Try home battery rebates and soaring diesel costs.A fair energy system is worth fighting for, but without playing the solar and battery blame game
Claims that solar and battery households are “not paying their way” on the grid – and shifting costs to the have-nots – overstates the problem and misidentifies its cause.
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Home battery rebates and soaring diesel costs bring electrification to the masses
What does it take to make a petrol-head tradie home electrification-curious? Try home battery rebates and soaring diesel costs.
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A fair energy system is worth fighting for, but without playing the solar and battery blame game
Claims that solar and battery households are “not paying their way” on the grid – and shifting costs to the have-nots – overstates the problem and misidentifies its cause.
Electric trucks are increasingly competitive, and could be a thing – if only the transport minister would listen
Updated: It is clear that electric trucks are increasingly competitive. Australia has an opportunity to seize the moment, but is the transport minister listening carefully enough?
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