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If you’ve put solar on the roof and mentally filed it under “job done”, here’s the uncomfortable truth: neglect can be expensive—and sometimes flammable. According to Energy Safe Victoria (ESV), more than 50 rooftop house fires in the past year were linked to solar systems that had never been serviced. The good news? Those fires were avoidable with routine maintenance.
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Victoria’s Parliament has kicked off a wide-ranging look at how to make electric vehicles play nicely with the power system, and it’s asking the public to weigh in. Submissions are open to the Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee until 31 October 2025.
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You don’t need a PhD in energy policy to see the crunch coming. Australia’s plugging in everything — EVs, heat pumps, home batteries; full electrification is coming — while coal plants cough their last and politicians chase emissions targets like it’s a race for Olympic gold. On paper, we’re on track for 82% renewables by 2030. Out in the paddocks, where those turbines and panels actually land, it’s another story.
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If you’ve ever looked at your parked EV and thought, “There’s a massive battery just sitting there,” you’re exactly the audience for Enphase’s IQ Bidirectional EV Charger. It turns the family car into a flexible energy asset—able to charge from the grid or solar, keep the lights on during an outage, and even earn its keep sending power back when the grid needs help. Here’s how it all hangs together, in plain English and with an Aussie lens.
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