Busselton couple Sherry and Barrie Thomas have had only one blackout during 11 years of living with off-grid solar energy.
Thousands of home owners are saving money on their power bills by installing solar panels combined with energy storage battery installations, according to a report in Domain.
In recent months, anyone interested in renewable energy, electricity prices or the future of Australia’s energy grid will have come across the following term: baseload. It appears often in the context of coal-fired power stations, for example:
Electricity combined with solar power is now the cheapest way to power new homes. So, in a solar power vs gas showdown, solar wins.