In this podcast, I go for a walk around our electric fence to inspect the perimeter and ensure our poultry are safe from predator attack. We’ve had our electric fence for over 12 months now and it has proven to be a valuable and impenetrable barrier between the nasty outside world and our chickens. I
In a spectacular admission of failed energy policy over the past 6 years, the Federal Coalition Government in Australia announced today a one-off cash payment in the upcoming budget to help people pay their skyrocketing electricity bills. This "energy assistance payment" of $75 for singles and $125 for couples will go to pensioners, veterans, and
3 days ago, on 18th February at 6 pm, I got a text message from Origin Energy our electricity provider/retailer notifying me that our meter would be read two days either side of 20th February. Simple mathematics shows that this message was at least 12 hours late, to begin with… Anyway, the reason energy companies
A proposed Clean Energy Target (CET) could be the answer to Australia's energy woes with a better deal for consumers and business than the current Renewable Energy Target (RET) or Labor's proposed Emissions Intensity Scheme (EIS – "Carbon Tax"). Dr Alan Finkel is Australia's top scientist and even though some have called him
As Labor and Liberal Parties shadow-box between themselves like the worst fake WWE show imagined, Australia's energy woes are growing on steroids with prices for electricity doubling in just the past decade. Australians now pay 4 times more than households in the USA for electricity. The rising cost of energy has reached a point where
Introduction This article was edited in April 2015 In this post, I want to introduce the readers of SSM to a tennis mate of mine Brett Adams who is the Queensland State Manager of Green and Gold Solar, which is an Australian national solar installation company. Brett has been kind enough to answer a number of
I like to try and keep Self Sufficient Me global if I can but please entertain me as I talk domestic for most of this post (what's happening here may well happen in your part of the world too – I'd be interested to know if it is…). In Australia, specifically in Queensland, the rising
Electricity prices are rising alarmingly and Governments around Australia have wound back or abolished generous solar rebate schemes so does that mean you should abolish your plans to get solar power for your home? The short answer is a resounding NO! I’ve had my solar system now for just over 12 months (12 months and
Self Sufficient Me is a blog about self-sustainment by growing our own produce (plant/animal), and self-fulfilment by looking after our health (physical/mental) through exercise and slowing life down a little.
