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Not every utility allows selling solar back to the grid, though, so if you’re like ... He’s devised this system for his water heater that takes care of some of this excess incoming energy.

A COUPLE have revealed that they live off-grid in a tiny shipping container home. Not only do content creators Emma and Kevin ...

Electric water heaters have traditionally be set to operate off-peak. On your electricity ... where floods of cheap solar can destabilize the grid or overload its voltage, forcing authorities ...

The motivation to add a solar power system to your home is usually simple: reduce your power bill or even earn money from ...

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UNSW study finds switching to electric heat pump hot water and using it as a solar soak can save Australian households ...

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