Buying Solar for a New Build: Timing, Wiring and Roof Planning
10:41 pm 14 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Building a new home is the cheapest time to prepare for solar, a battery and EV charging. Learn when to bring in a solar installer, which conduits and switchboard space to plan, and how roof choices affect output.
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Buying an EV Charger: Features That Matter and Those That Don't
10:07 pm 14 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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A practical guide to choosing a home EV charger: which features genuinely change your charging costs and convenience, and which advertised extras you can skip without missing out.
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EV Charger Installation Costs: What Pushes the Price Up
5:24 pm 14 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Two quotes for the same EV charger can differ by thousands of dollars. This guide explains the site factors behind the gap, from cable runs and switchboards to trenching and supply upgrades, and how to get a complete quote.
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Solar for Renters and Landlords: Who Pays and Who Benefits
10:15 pm 13 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Solar on a rental property creates a split: the landlord pays and the tenant saves on bills. This guide explains how landlords can weigh the return, share the benefit fairly, handle maintenance and talk to tenants about it.
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Buying a House with Solar Already Installed: What to Check
5:58 pm 13 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Solar on a house you are buying can be a bonus or a future repair bill. Use this checklist to review the system's age, paperwork, warranties, monitoring and any battery before settlement, and know what to ask the vendor.
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Solar Monitoring: What Your Quote Should Include
5:32 pm 13 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Many solar quotes mention monitoring without saying what it measures or who controls it. Learn the difference between production and consumption monitoring, why CTs matter, and the account and alert details to confirm in writing.
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What Happens to Your Warranty If Your Installer Closes Down
10:49 pm 12 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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If your solar installer goes out of business, some warranties survive and some effectively disappear. Learn which cover remains, how to claim directly with manufacturers, and how to choose brands and keep records that protect you.
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Solar Payback Period: How to Work It Out for Your Own Home
10:23 pm 12 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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A payback period is only as good as the numbers behind it. Follow this step-by-step method using your own bills, a realistic self-consumption estimate and published price ranges, and see how the result shifts when assumptions change.
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Upgrading an Old 1.5 kW or 3 kW System: Replace, Add or Leave It?
5:06 pm 12 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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An early 1.5 kW or 3 kW solar system may still work, but it rarely matches today's usage. Use this decision guide to choose between leaving it alone, adding a second system or replacing it outright, and what to check at each step.
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Too Good to Be True? Checking the Savings Claims in a Solar Quote
5:40 pm 11 September 2026 Blue Energy Solar
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Big savings figures in a solar quote rest on assumptions you can test. Learn which inputs to question, from self-consumption and tariff escalation to degradation, export rates and shading, and how to rebuild the estimate from your own bills.
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