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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why a home battery is a good idea if you have rooftop solar

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With new penalties for exporting solar to the grid expected in July, sustainable energy advisor Norman Koslowski says, ‘buy a battery.’

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Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor. She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor. She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

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