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Energy Saving

How consumers can take action on climate change

August 30, 2025March 4, 2020 by Ketan
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After a terrible summer of fires and drought, many Australians want to take action to reduce their impact on the environment. 

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Tags Article news, solar quotes promo

Living with the Tesla Powerwall: the first Australian case study

August 30, 2025February 26, 2020 by Grace | Tony
closeup of tesla powerwall on outside of pfitzner home

After four years of use, has the Tesla Powerwall lived up to its promise? 

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Solar Tags News, solar quotes promo

How we test smart lights

February 18, 2020 by Elias
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We illuminate how we test smart lights in the CHOICE test labs.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Light Bulbs

The cost of leaving appliances on standby

August 30, 2025January 22, 2020 by Denis
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How much are you paying each year to leave your appliances in standby mode?

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Standby Energy Savers Tags Bill Hero promo, chart

What is renovation greenwashing?

August 30, 2025August 26, 2019 by Kylie Matthews
eco green paintbrush avoid green washing

What to look for when buying ‘green’ products for your reno.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Tags Article explainer

Are solar feed-in tariffs worth it?

August 30, 2025August 16, 2019 by Stathi
solar panels on blue consumers paid less than the market rate lead

People are getting paid less for the solar power they sell to the grid, so it could be best to use it yourself.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Solar Tags Article explainer

How much do smart lights cost to run?

March 31, 2019 by Alice Richard
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We compare annual running costs for Philips Hue, LIFX, Sengled, TP-Link and Yeelight.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Light Bulbs

Survey results: Are you happy with your solar panels?

August 30, 2025December 14, 2018 by Alison
solar panels on roof affect home insurance

More than 1000 CHOICE members reveal the pros and cons of owning a solar PV system in Australia.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Solar

What to do if your solar company goes out of business

August 30, 2025October 11, 2018 by Alison
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Thousands of solar systems in Australia have been left stranded by solar companies that have been wound up.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Solar

LED light bulbs – what we found

August 17, 2018 by Chris
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We share our findings from several years of testing LED light bulbs.

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Categories Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Light Bulbs
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