DMS Energy - Powersavers Podcast

This week on Powersavers Adrian & Darren discuss the how the Dodgy Door Knockers have levelled up their game by convincing pensioners their fully functioning solar system requires replacment with something over priced and unnecessary. We also discuss the new look Neopower Heat Pump Hot Water unit and how the north west coast of Tasmania was instrumental in its creation.

On this weeks Powersavers, Adrian and Leigh discuss why we do not use nuclear and why it's not even a viable option to put on the table for Australia Energy needs.

This week Darren and Adrian discuss how Tasnetworks are going to price Tariff 41 out of exisitence over the next 5 years and how your best defence against ballooning energy costs maybe to transtion to Tariff 93 (time of use tariff). Lets find out how Tasnetworks have snuck this one past everyone with no community consultation and what it could mean for the average Tasmanian energy user.

Its 2024 and Powersavers is back! We start this year with a who dunnit mystery. Where did Tasmanias cheap heating tariff 41 go? Its been a stalwart of Tasmanian homes for years, allowing us to heat our home cheaply in Winter but its no longer available to new accounts and old accounts will have it removed in certain circumstances. The whole obsoletion process was done very serupticously at the end...

This week Darren and Adrian talk about a new renewawble energy record set for Sept across Australia and we also discuss extended warranties and why they're just not worth it.

This week Adrian and Darren talk about Moores Law and how those observations in the 60's tranpose into similar observations with the development and advancements of solar panels and renewable energy in general.

This week Darren and Adrian discuss an example of what can happen with an electrical switchboard that is old, has had no maintenance and what the potential risks are. We work backward from a fault that presented itself to the cause and what the ramifications could have been.  Switchboards are the heart of your homes electrical system, often neglected and forgotten as part of regular maintenance re...

This week Darren & Adrian explore the scourge of door knocking solar sales reps ranging across the entire north west coast of Tasmania at the moment. Ripping off our elderly and mums & dads on grossly over priced products, high pressure sales tactics with little chance of any after sales support. This has been an ongoing issue and the state government has made it clear they are 100% completely for...

This week Darren and Adrian discuss the process for designing an off grid system that works. It all starts with developing a load profile.  In this episode we talk about the information a deigner needs to procure from the client and how it all comes together to form the dark art that is off grid design.

This week Darren and Adrian talk about the batteries in an off grid system.  We talk about what we need to use to store our excess daytime energy to use of a night time for our off grid systems.

August Is Off Grid Month - AC vs DC Coupling This week Leigh & Adrian discuss the pros & cons of DC coupling versus AC coupling.  

August Is Off Grid Month We will be talking over the next 4 weeks all the ins & outs off the processes behind designing and suppling an off grid system This week Leigh & Adrian talk about the basics of an Off Grid energy installation.  

This week Darren and Adrian discuss different modes of failure with solar panels, what manufacturers do to avoid them and what you can do as the consumer not to buy a lemon.

This week Adrian & Darren discuss the 10% power price increase in electricity costs in Tasmania. We look at why? How much? What the affect will be? And how a solar power system will insulate Tasmanians from the worst of the bill shock for this year and beyond.

This week Darren and Adrian discuss how Australia seems to be content being the worlds sandbox when it comes to the new minerals and resources needed to meet the renewable energy and global electricfication boom. The question is asked why are we not looking to value add our abundance of natural resources that the world is desperate for. Squandering a once in a generation opportunity?

This week Darren and Adrian discuss the impending power price rise expected on the 1st of July this year. The government have been muddling around playing "Yes Minister" but there is no help coming and essentially what you decide to next will determine how this power price and those yet to come will affect you.

This week Adrian and Darren answer some questions from the DMS Energy Facebook page. We cover lead acid battery sulphation, EEPROM errors, isolation fault and a crook generator questions. Talk about DIY disasters and Monkey See Monkey Do youtube videos.

This week Adrian & Daren discuss how renewable energy when being taken up as a community collective is causing major disruption to the global status quo. They also look at other historical emerging technologies and how they have changed the shape of how we do things. Disruption - radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation.

This Week Darren and Adrian discuss gravity energy storage. What is it? How Does it work? What is happening in Australia in regards to this form of energy storage? We also talk about Q.Cells USA market share.

This Week Adrian and Darren discuss the pros and cons of heat pump hot water. Are they worth it? Depends if you want to reduce one of your highest energy costs for home and businesses by around 70% or not?

This week Adrian and Darren answer a question about whether adding a battery to a 10kW solar system is a good idea. Whilst eveyones circumstances are different its still hard to justify a battery in Tasmania if its purely an economic return you are after and a consumer.

This week Adrian and Darren discuss how long should some appliances last? What is planned obsolesance? Are manufacturers encouraged to make long lived quality products?

This week Adrian and Darren discuss the Australian Energy Regulator ruling to curtail network operators from imposing zero limit exports on new solar installations and waht it means for Tasmanians. (answer not much really)

This week Darren and Adrian talk about the the Business Energy Efficiency Scheme or BEES for short which has been offered for Tasmanian busisnesses. We discuss the good the bad and the ugly and how DMS Energy can get the ball rolling to see if your organisation is eligible and then on your way to a lower energy future.

This week on Powersavers, Darren and Adrian talk about why heat pumps are Tassies favourite choice for electric heating. They are virtually everywhere and for the last 20 plus years have been the ubiquotus option for heating homes on the island state.