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As I sit at my computer tapping out this article, the sun is shining in beautiful Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia. We are moving into summer and the sun is up long before I am. When I awake, the house battery is filling up and charging the car. Soon, the pool pump will kick in and also be run by the house battery. The downside is that we are now running air conditioning day and night as temperatures and humidity both rise. The upside is that we don’t pay anything for it. All our energy needs are met by rooftop solar. Not bragging, just letting my readers know what is possible.
Like our American cousins, we have just had an election and Queenslanders have elected a more right-wing government. Although the incoming conservative Liberal National Party announced that it would keep…
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