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Drive through Yackandandah on a clear day, and you'll notice the rooftops before anything else. House after house topped with solar panels.

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[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

No mention of how they get their power at night out when the sun isn’t shining during the day?

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They probably assume most readers are familiar with batteries.

Alt-right is gonna update the magnets meme:

"Batteries, how do they work?"

[–] newton@feddit.online 1 points 2 hours ago

For households in Yack making the switch today, a combined solar and battery system costs around $15,000 after the federal government's battery rebate, Charles-Jones says.