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		<title>Charging As A Service: How Apartments Can Plug Into EV Savings</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/arena-apartment-ev-charging/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Wainwright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Australia’s push to expand EV charging in apartment buildings has received a boost, with ARENA awarding $1.51 million for a lower-cost charging-as-a-service rollout across strata apartment buildings. How Can Apartments Share Power Points For EV Charging? The project, developed by EV charging provider ReadySteadyPlug, combines standard power outlets with dedicated EV distribution boards, modular metering, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 2 Most Important Stickers In Solar</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/the-2-most-important-stickers-in-solar/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Peacock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Installation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your solar and battery installation comes with a lot of stickers. Warning labels, voltage signs, shutdown procedures, danger signs, restricted access notices. The standards (AS/NZS 5033 and AS/NZS 5139) mandate a small library of signage. But two of those stickers matter more than all the others combined. They&#8217;re both green. They&#8217;re both circular. They&#8217;re both [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stop Plumbing Conduit Into Inverters: The Drainage Problem</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/stop-plumbing-conduit-into-inverters-the-drainage-problem/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Installation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[DC cables need mechanical protection. That&#8217;s not up for debate. But the way some of the industry is achieving it, by plumbing conduit directly into inverters, is creating a new problem: water ingress. Using plugs to create a hard barrier is how much of the industry has designed inverters to weatherproof the electronics. The box [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99352</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Exposed Battery Cables Are Everywhere. Regulators Don’t Seem to Care.</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/home-battery-cables-need-protecting/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/home-battery-cables-need-protecting/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Once again the solar and storage industry is facing some uncomfortable questions about whether the rules we work with actually line up with each other. Finn did an excellent job of explaining this issue a few weeks back1 but strap in and we&#8217;ll get into the weeds of wiring rules and ask, why are they [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">98455</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Federal Budget 2026: What It Means For Home Electrification</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/federal-budget-2026-home-electrification/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/federal-budget-2026-home-electrification/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Wainwright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Federal Budget has been handed down, with measures affecting electric vehicles, home batteries, charging infrastructure and Australia’s energy transition. While this year’s Budget does not include a major new household electrification rebate package, it does continue the government’s existing push toward batteries, EVs, charging infrastructure and energy market reform. Heading into budget night, much [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99334</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>EV Electricity Plans: Do You Really Need One?</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/ev-electricity-plans-do-you-need-one/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/ev-electricity-plans-do-you-need-one/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Wainwright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article explains how EV-specific electricity plans work and what EV plans are currently available in Australia EV plans are typically time-of-use tariffs marketed as EV products. They can offer very low electricity prices during a defined overnight window, but that discount is usually offset by higher prices at other times of the day. EV [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99209</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Cold Snap, Hot Mess: Fox ESS in an Australian Winter</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/cold-snap-hot-mess-fox-ess-in-an-australian-winter/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/cold-snap-hot-mess-fox-ess-in-an-australian-winter/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Peacock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fox ESS batteries recently became the most popular battery in Australia thanks to their nice stackable design and a price that undercuts most of the competition. When asked, my personal verdict on Fox has been: I don&#8217;t have enough real-world data to vouch for their quality in harsh Australian conditions, and I&#8217;ve consistently recommended waiting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>67</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99294</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Smart Energy Day 2: A Senator, a Silent Disco, and a New-Rebate Sized Battery</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/smart-energy-day-2-a-senator-a-silent-disco-and-a-new-rebate-sized-battery/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/smart-energy-day-2-a-senator-a-silent-disco-and-a-new-rebate-sized-battery/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Peacock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Policy]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=99271</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Max is still on holiday. I am still in Sydney. Here&#8217;s what happened on Day 2 of the Smart Energy 2026 Conference &#38; Expo in Sydney. My day started with a walk from the Rocks via Barangaroo to the conference centre, taking in one of nature&#8217;s greatest harbours, and arriving just in time for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99271</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Smart Energy 2026 Day 1: A Billionaire, a Group Hug, and an Illegal Battery</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/smart-energy-2026-day-1-a-billionaire-a-group-hug-and-an-illegal-battery/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/smart-energy-2026-day-1-a-billionaire-a-group-hug-and-an-illegal-battery/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Peacock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=99228</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m filling in for our editor, Max, who has taken himself on holiday like someone who doesn&#8217;t understand the gravity of the Smart Energy Conference. Someone had to go. So I went to Sydney. Here&#8217;s what happened. Andrew Forrest Opens With a Manifesto Twiggy Forrest kicked off the day with the kind of keynote that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99228</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>New WA Solar Installs: What To Check Before Signing A Quote</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/new-wa-solar-installs-what-to-check/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/new-wa-solar-installs-what-to-check/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Wainwright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Installation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=99151</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[From 1 May 2026, new inverter rules apply to solar and battery systems connected to WA&#8217;s main electricity grid, managed by Western Power. Your installer is responsible for making sure your system meets the technical requirements &#8211; that&#8217;s their job. But there are two things worth discussing with them: how your export limits are configured [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99151</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Too Much Of A Good Thing: Dynamic Solar Connections Explained</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/dynamic-solar-connections-explained/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/dynamic-solar-connections-explained/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baran Yildiz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Panels]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=99126</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[When Australian households first started installing solar, there were almost no restrictions on how much energy they could export back to the grid, and they received up to 60c per kWh for exporting it. Fast forward to today, and we have millions of rooftop solar systems meeting more than 13% of the country’s electricity demand. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99126</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>When A Battery Company Sues Its Critics, It Tells You Everything</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/when-a-battery-company-sues-its-critics-it-tells-you-everything/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/when-a-battery-company-sues-its-critics-it-tells-you-everything/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Peacock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=99158</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been running this website for 16 years. In that time, we&#8217;ve published tens of thousands of reviews and written plenty of posts about installers and manufacturers. Shock horror, some have been critical. We&#8217;ve seen every kind of response. From genuine, constructive engagement to personal threats to multi-page demands from top-tier law firms. I’ve had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99158</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Missed The May Battery Rebate Cutoff? Here&#8217;s What To Do</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/may-battery-rebate-cutoff-what-now/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/may-battery-rebate-cutoff-what-now/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Wainwright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A rush to secure home battery systems ahead of the 1 May cutoff has left many customers dealing with delays that have pushed their installs past the deadline, raising questions about pricing and eligibility. If your system wasn’t fully commissioned by 30 April, you may now be working through what that means for your agreed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">99099</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>WARNING! DANGER! Battery Labels Are Shockingly Bad</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/warning-danger-battery-labels-are-shockingly-bad/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/warning-danger-battery-labels-are-shockingly-bad/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Bennett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apparently a recent raft of audits showed 98% of battery installations were defective. Does that mean the entire solar installation industry is incompetent? No, but the people writing the rules&#8230;? Labelling The Problem The vast bulk of rule breaches aren&#8217;t serious safety concerns &#8211; there&#8217;s no spate of fires or rash of electrocutions to fuel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>The Risk Behind &#8216;Upgradeable&#8217; Battery Leases</title>
		<link>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/risk-upgradable-battery-lease/</link>
					<comments>https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/risk-upgradable-battery-lease/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Opray]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Storage]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/?p=97956</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A Queensland homeowner got a solar-battery system under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) through ShineHub, expecting it could be expanded later. Just a couple of years into a 10 year contract, the homeowner says he was told to throw away his battery and inverter and start again if he wanted more capacity — even though [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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