Solar Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast
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Outgunned, but not outclassed
October 1, 2026 · 54 minThe renewable energy industry might be outgunned on Facebook, but community groups are fighting bot farms and outrage-bait with trust and mateship.
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Inside the fight to stop prepaid disconnections
September 17, 2026 · 46 minOriginal Power is leading a push to protect people using prepaid meters from being disconnected when temperatures rise above 40ºC.
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Will the home battery boom have a bust?
September 2, 2026 · 49 minNelson Zheng from Pylon on why the battery rebate has been kinder to some businesses than others – and how some won't survive this ride on the "solar coaster." Plus, news of the week.
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Why recycling used PV panels is not always the best option
August 20, 2026 · 35 minMichelle McCann from PV Lab explains why we need to get used modules off Facebook and onto a real market for second-life solar.
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Bowen's big bet on the "missing middle"
August 5, 2026 · 39 minRob Potter from the Smart Energy Council joins to discuss federal Labor's announcement that it will extend the SRES to rooftop PV projects up to 1 MW and fill the "missing middle" of the solar market.
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Panel recycling at the precipice
July 24, 2026 · 38 minJames Petesic from PV Industries on the struggle to stay afloat with the federal PV recycling pilot paused and panel smugglers chipping away at feedstocks. Plus, news of the week.
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Why new rules for networks signal a new dawn for consumers
July 17, 2026 · 49 minAEMC commissioner Rainer Korte on what the new rules on reporting and data sharing will mean to the consumer energy revolution. Plus: news of the week.
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Virtual networks and the real pursuit of energy democracy
June 26, 2026 · 37 minDeakin University's Andrea La Nauze on the early findings from an Australia-first trial of technology that lets households and businesses trade rooftop solar via a digital platform.