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Shellharbour Solar Expo A Huge Success

October 19, 2010 by Darren

I spent most of Sunday helping to staff the Jamberoo FutureCare table at the Shellharbour Solar Expo, at Shellharbour Workers’ Club (who actually have 22 kW of solar panels installed themselves – see photo). The expo was organised by Jamberoo FutureCare, in conjunction with Shellharbour and Kiama Councils. There were a number of solar power … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Events, Illawarra Businesses, Illawarra Councils, Illawarra Organisations, Science and Technology Tagged: Electricity, government rebates, hot water system, Jamberoo FutureCare, Kiama, Shellharbour, solar hot water, solar panels, solar power, solar power system, solar rebate, wind generators

The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook

September 1, 2010 by Darren

I was interviewed on Monday by a researcher from the University of Wollongong about my experiences with installing solar hot water at our old house. They’re looking into why people choose solar, how they choose the system and supplier, what their experience has been, etc. Sitting in on the interview was an interesting guy from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Science and Technology Tagged: chest fridge, climate change, CSIRO, Electricity, electricity meter, home energy, hot water system, solar hot water, solar hot water system, university of wollongong

Solar Hot Water Installed!

March 20, 2009 by Darren

We had our solar hot water system installed about 4 weeks ago now. I wanted to wait a little while for it to settle in before writing up our experiences. We got a Chromagen system – they’ve been around for a long time, and seem pretty well-made and reliable. We bought through Earth Utility, one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: Chromagen, Earth Utility, energy consumption, evacuated tubes, hot water system, off peak electricity, solar hot water system

Solar Hot Water Research

November 23, 2008 by Darren

I attended the [Gerringong solar hot water information night](http://green-change.com/2008/11/19/solar-hot-water-information-night-gerringong/) on Friday. It was very well-run, and was a great opportunity to talk to lots of different suppliers all in one place. The presentation by [Jamberoo FutureCare](http://jamberoofuturecare.googlepages.com/) was excellent. They don’t have any particular axe to grind – they just want to present the facts and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: electric hot water system, Gerringong, government rebates, hot water system, information night, Jamberoo FutureCare, retrofitting, solar hot water system

Solar Hot Water Information Night – Gerringong

November 19, 2008 by Darren

I’m really looking forward to the solar hot water information night on Friday. I’m hoping to find out whether it is possible to retrofit some kind of solar heating (or at least boosting) to my off-peak electric hot water system. It’s in good condition and it seems wasteful (and expensive!) to get rid of it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Events, Illawarra Businesses, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: ecosmart, existing system, future care, fx larkin, Gerringong, hot water system, illawarra, information night, information session, Jamberoo FutureCare, solar hot water, solarhart, technical advice

Reducing Electricity Consumption

November 14, 2008 by Darren

After figuring out our [baseline electricity consumption](http://green-change.com/2008/11/07/baseline-water-and-electricity-usage/), we were mortified to see how much electricity we use. I had honestly thought our usage was about half of that amount. So, where are we wasting electricity? We have over 30 50 watt halogen downlights throughout the house. They use a lot of electricity, and we’re pretty … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: air conditioner, baseline, bathroom heater, CFLs, clothes dryer, dishwasher, electricity consumption, fridge, habit, halogen, halogen downlights, hot water system, incandescent bulbs, night lights, night lights for kids, power meter, saving electricity, simple actions, standby power, washing machine

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