A floor rug can help keep your toes warm as the weather cools down.
Demand tariffs have been in place for large businesses for a long time and became available to Victorian residential and small business customers in 2017. As far as GloBird Energy is concerned, demand tariffs are an interesting concept. Because they reflect to cost of infrastructure and have the potential to make those who use it… Read More
Have you ever thought about how solar energy impacts on the grid?
Have you ever thought about how Australians’ world-leading penetration of rooftop solar impacts on the existing distribution infrastructure, that we generally call ‘the grid’? We have. We think about it a lot. This week, we’ve written down some of our thoughts … Imagine a big balloon filled with water. The balloon has two pipes; an… Read More
Can you guess where Australia ranks in global solar energy production?
When you think about solar energy, you’re probably picturing a bank of photovoltaic (PV) cells, possibly on a roof, that convert sunlight directly into electricity. That wouldn’t be surprising, considering that Australia leads the world in the penetration of rooftop solar, with about one in five houses now having an array installed. In 2001, only… Read More
We’re moving to bill smoothing to help your budgeting
Have you heard of bill smoothing? No, it’s not the guy who played the aging rocker in Love Actually* or the singer of hits like Lean On Me and Ain’t No Sunshine**. Bill smoothing is the antidote to bill shock. Bill shock is what happens when you get a big bill or, even worse, several… Read More
Are you ready for Google to run your home?
Google has been everywhere for a while now. As by far the dominant search engine globally, just about everyone who has ever connected to the internet has used Google. Many people use it every day, and it’s now more than a decade* since it became quite literally synonymous with looking up information on the world… Read More
How power load shedding costs everyone
A couple of weeks ago, the Friday before Australia Day, we had blackouts in Victoria after the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ordered load shedding as the high demand for electricity on a sweltering hot day put an undue strain on the network. Around midday, the chief executive of the AEMO, Audrey Zibelman, announced that… Read More