Should you buy a battery and sell at the peak rate?
The best feed-in tariffs are all evening rates — so why not buy a battery and sell at the peak? I ran the numbers on my own house, with a Tesla Powerwall.
The best feed-in tariffs are all evening rates — so why not buy a battery and sell at the peak? I ran the numbers on my own house, with a Tesla Powerwall.
It's the payment for solar you don't use yourself. Here's where that money comes from, and why it can never be very big.
The highest rate in the country is 55.99 cents — and you almost certainly can't get it. Here's why, and the number on your bill that matters far more.
The meter that finally makes your energy visible — and under new rules, every home in the national market is getting one by 2030.
I'm an environmental scientist with solar, a heat pump and an 8-star home — and I still couldn't tell you what any of it was actually doing. That gap is why this newsletter exists.
A battery runs nine to eleven thousand dollars installed. Before you spend it, there's something cheaper you almost certainly already own — and it's full of hot water.