If you’ve bought an electric car to rein in the household budget, good news: pushing electrons is almost always cheaper than burning dinosaurs. The twist—and it catches plenty of new owners—is how wildly the price of a “fill” swings depending on where and when you plug in.
If you’ve ever stood under a hot shower thinking, “I wonder if this is costing me more than my last weekend away,” there’s a good chance your water heating system is guilty as charged. Traditional electric hot water heaters are basically kettles on steroids, chewing through power to keep water hot even while you’re off at work or the beach. Imagine the amount of energy being consumed by these systems globally when it’s totally unnecessary to keep the water hot just in case someone might turn the tap on.
By September, the federal government will finally let us in on its big climate number – the 2035 emissions reduction target. This isn’t just another political announcement to politely clap through; it’s the line in the sand that tells the world whether Australia’s fair dinkum about pulling its weight on climate action.
Households across Australia are diving into solar and battery systems like never before, fuelled by hefty government subsidies and a real chance to slash power bills. But with that boom comes a warning from the ACCC: watch out for dodgy deals.