Can A Smart Electricity Meter Save Me Money?
To start with it would help to answer the question ‘what is a smart meter?’. I don’t like reinventing the wheel, so I will quote my friends in the Queensland Government – ‘Digital meters (also known as advanced meters, smart meters, or type 4 meters) are electricity...
What solar panel brands I can trust?
In the tumultuous world of sifting through hundreds of brands and solar panel companies it can be very difficult knowing which brands are safe and trusted and which need to be avoided at all costs. If you are currently getting quotes from solar panel installers you...
Government Incentives for Solar Panel Installations
How do the current Government incentives work if I want to install a solar power system? I’m always surprised at how often we get asked what the government incentives are for solar panel installations. The federal government scheme has been around for a few years...
Solar System Finance Options
What are the common structures for financing a solar system? In the ever-growing confusion surrounding solar system payment options it may be surprising that an outright purchase of a solar system may not reflect the highest yielding returns for tax-paying...
Solar in Industrial or Rural Settings
Is there really any difference between installing a solar system on a building in urban areas to industrial or rural settings? We at Spinifex Energy believe so, and offer the following three themes that should be considered in industrial or rural areas: There is...
Accurately Sizing a Solar System
A common question when considering installing a solar or battery storage system is ‘How do we accurately size the most appropriate solar system?’ For us at Spinifex Energy this is a purely an economic question which we answer exploring these three things: The current...
Panel Level Optimising Explained
As more and more optimisation products enter the market (some of you may have heard of SolarEdge inverters with their own brand of optimiser or Tigo optimisers) I thought it would be a good time to explain when it is advisable to look down the path of including...
Solar Feed-in at Risk – Policy Makers
The Problem A recent article in the Australian Financial Review stated that the recent and continual record growth in uptake of rooftop solar systems is adversely affecting the grid power quality and 'forcing' policy makers to consider measures to 'curtail flows of...
Will my solar system work during a blackout?
Will my panels keep my lights on? I was asked this week whether or not a solar system would allow my customer to be completely independent of the grid if their PV system would generate enough electricity for their consumption needs. A good question, and one that can...
AEMO: Cheapest way to replace coal is solar, wind, storage
AEMO: Cheapest way to replace coal is solar, wind, storage