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Power of good: how solar sponge tariffs can be a win for your pocket and the planet
When our ageing immersion hot water system needed replacing, I wanted to install an energy saving heat pump. They cost more but consume far less power, and I calculated we would get the money back by trimming $270 off our annual bills. Plus we’d be doing …