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What stops householders from electrifying?

Tim Forcey surveyed the My Efficient Electric Home Facebook group to understand the most common reasons stopping members from getting off gas.

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What is an electric vehicle smart charger?

Smart EV chargers are coming, but meanwhile we have to make do with dumb and smart-ish chargers.

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Ignore the efficiency claims made by heat pump manufacturers

Without effective efficiency standards for heat pumps, householders must rely on unfriendly, inaccessible, and imperfect Small Technology Certificates to compare the efficiency of heat pump hot water systems.

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Why does reverse cycle air con heating leave me cold?

Insulation makes a big difference to how people feel with reverse-cycle heating, so rebates for reverse-cycle air conditioners should be conditional on retrofitting insulation.

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Why we can’t afford not to electrify?

Rosemary Grundy added solar panels, batteries and 2 EVs to her new home build and has calculated she’ll break even in 8.6 years. In this background article she explains the true cost of taking action, and inaction.

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