How to optimise home EV charging to soak up rooftop solar and overnight troughs
Australia's biggest energy retailer is having success encouraging customers to charge their EVs either in the overnight demand trough or in the middle of the day.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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