John McCluskey

Take Advantage of Rebates and VPP Incentives for Home Batteries Australia is entering a new era of home energy and homeowners are being encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity. Australia has already firmly established itself as a world leader in the adoption of rooftop solar and the next frontier is battery storage. Combining battery… Read More

According to Canstar Blue, the average four-person household in Australia pays around $1,680 each year to use something like 4,000 kWh of electricity. Of course, your household consumption and bills can vary greatly from that average for many reasons, including where you live – electricity is cheaper in Victoria than it is in South Australia,… Read More

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about 10 things the Australian energy market has going for it. If you haven’t read that, we suggest that you do before reading on … but, to sum it up in a few words, the foundations are solid. As we continue this look at the Australian energy market,… Read More

At GloBird Energy, we always have an eye on what the future might hold. We take a closer look at things that are already starting to happen around the world and focus a bit more on what we will be able to improve as technology inevitably advances. Our approach is probably not all that unusual… Read More

When you’re deep inside the energy industry, it’s easy to develop a kind of tunnel vision. Although our focus is firmly on the day-to-day battle of providing the best value and service we can, we still want to keep in mind how valuable it can be to see things from the outside. That’s why we… Read More

How is Australia progressing toward the target of net zero by 2050? Among the topics discussed during Australian Energy Week 2025 in Melbourne last week, there was a recurring theme: net zero. While the pursuit of net zero is a significant topic on its own, almost everything else going on in the energy sector crosses… Read More