3 min read. Why Am I Still Seeing Grid Imports After Installing a Battery? Congratulations on installing a home battery. Many new battery owners assume that once a battery is on site, especially a large one, the electricity bill should drop to zero. So it can come as a surprise when the next bill arrives and there are still small grid imports showing up. This is actually completely normal. Even a perfectly good working solar and battery system will still import a small amount

Australia’s energy market is changing yet again - and where it is leading is still uncertain.  With news that parts of Australia could soon receive three hours of free electricity every day from July 2026, the headlines sound almost too good to be true. But as anyone in the solar and energy industry knows, there’s no such thing as “free” power without trade-offs. At first glance, it’s an exciting initiative: a reward for using electricity when the grid has high solar penetra

I just had a call from my Mum, she sounded like she was in a bit of a panic, so I was immediately out of my chair, bracing for bad news,...