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Why are Victorian energy prices changing?
Solar NewsA lot goes on behind the scenes in the world of electricity to ensure your lights at home turn on every day. To help you learn about the factors that can cause your energy prices to change, here’s a simple and informative summary.
Generally…

Why do energy prices change?
Solar NewsA lot goes on behind the scenes in the world of electricity to ensure your lights at home turn on every day. To help you learn about the factors that can cause your energy prices to change, here’s a simple and informative summary for our customers…

Ultimate Solar Prize Winner
Solar Batteries, Solar News, Solar PVMeet Genevieve from Officer Victoria. The winner of our Ultimate Solar Prize Competition.

How to optimise your solar battery storage
Solar NewsYou have invested in a solar rooftop PV + battery system. This revolutionary combination allows you to produce and store power from an unlimited source – the sun, and enjoy benefits which include:
Free renewable energy at the point of…

Habits that may be costing you the most money in your energy bills
Solar NewsDoes it seem like no matter what you do, you just cannot get on top of your energy bills?
This article will help by providing some insights into how Australians use power and what is it specifically that has a large impact on your electricity…

Solar battery installations on the rise
Solar NewsThe fires, C19 pandemic, lockdowns, and all the social and economic repercussions of last year have contributed to a recent lack of government’s help towards renewable energies and more specifically, solar batteries. The absence of a national…

Australian “solar tax”: the facts
Solar NewsThe Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) announced at the end of March that households with rooftop solar could be charged for exporting their electricity into the grid at times of peak supply and low demand.
As the country with the…

The myths of solar – winter edition
Solar NewsSolar homeowners dream of warm summer months with longer daylight hours – in Australia, a great time for solar generation and keeping energy costs under control. But what happens during the other half of the year when the sun seems to hide…

Trade your energy for higher profits in the spot market
Solar NewsWinter tends to have a bad reputation for solar homeowners. For individual households, the additional consumption of electricity from heating combines with the reduced generation of rooftop PV systems due to our shorter days, a situation that…

Virtual Power Plants explained
Solar News, Virtual Power PlantWhen you join Members Energy, you become an integral part of our Virtual Power Plant, or VPP for short. But what exactly is a VPP? And more importantly you may ask, how do they benefit you?
Until recently, Australia has relied on large, centralised…