Australian politics live: four-fold surge in home battery installations after federal subsidy; O’Brien says Liberals can stand alone
Australian politics live: four-fold surge in home battery installations after federal subsidy; O’Brien says Liberals can stand alone
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Krishani Dhanji here with you for another busy day in parliament.
The government will be on the defence over the Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday, having previously said publicly that the economy had “turned a corner” on inflation. There’ll be plenty of reaction to that decision today. Continue reading...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Australian politics live: four-fold surge in home battery installations after federal subsidy; O’Brien says Liberals can stand alone
Blanket Stories, 2005 installations by Marie Watt, contemporary artist of Native American heritage (Seneca Nation) "On a wall, a blanket functions as a tapestry, but on a body it functions as a robe and living art object" #WomensArt
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Blanket Stories, 2005 installations by Marie Watt, contemporary artist of Native American heritage (Seneca Nation) "On a wall, a blanket functions as a tapestry, but on a body it functions as a robe and living art object" #WomensArt
Abandoned places that basically become art installations are so fun
February 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Abandoned places that basically become art installations are so fun
Data centres are already broadly presenting their installations of lithium-ion battery storage as "emissions reductions" and I think they're just trading off the general feeling that batteries are 'clean tech'
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February 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Data centres are already broadly presenting their installations of lithium-ion battery storage as "emissions reductions" and I think they're just trading off the general feeling that batteries are 'clean tech'
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"A total of 262,000 solar installations were carried out in the UK in 2025, reflecting a 37% increase year-on-year. This was the highest recorded total since 2011" - via the Tele
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"A total of 262,000 solar installations were carried out in the UK in 2025, reflecting a 37% increase year-on-year. This was the highest recorded total since 2011" - via the Tele
The Zircon missile + other ballistics all targeted power installations & infrastructure from what I know so far.
Again the power links from nuclear power plants, which supply Kyiv, have been targeted. It seems likely the energy situation in the capital could be worse than ever.
Again the power links from nuclear power plants, which supply Kyiv, have been targeted. It seems likely the energy situation in the capital could be worse than ever.
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The Zircon missile + other ballistics all targeted power installations & infrastructure from what I know so far.
Again the power links from nuclear power plants, which supply Kyiv, have been targeted. It seems likely the energy situation in the capital could be worse than ever.
Again the power links from nuclear power plants, which supply Kyiv, have been targeted. It seems likely the energy situation in the capital could be worse than ever.
and while i do not publicly endorse piracy (for obvious reasons), i do want to note that installations made with these offline installers have way safer methods of patching them than downloading a pirated copy that's potentially malicious
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
and while i do not publicly endorse piracy (for obvious reasons), i do want to note that installations made with these offline installers have way safer methods of patching them than downloading a pirated copy that's potentially malicious
In Occupied #EastJerusalem, both water and electricity supplies were cut to UNRWA installations in Shu’fat Camp on 27 and 28 January, as anti-UNRWA Israeli laws amended in December 2025 came into effect.
The suspension of UNRWA services to #Palestine Refugees must be prevented.
The suspension of UNRWA services to #Palestine Refugees must be prevented.
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In Occupied #EastJerusalem, both water and electricity supplies were cut to UNRWA installations in Shu’fat Camp on 27 and 28 January, as anti-UNRWA Israeli laws amended in December 2025 came into effect.
The suspension of UNRWA services to #Palestine Refugees must be prevented.
The suspension of UNRWA services to #Palestine Refugees must be prevented.
Funny that.
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Funny that.
Including NYS--the SUNNY Act!
"...legislators in at least 24 states have introduced bills to specifically allow small solar installations of up to 1,200 watts to operate in connection with standard outlets in residential homes and multi-unit buildings."
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"...legislators in at least 24 states have introduced bills to specifically allow small solar installations of up to 1,200 watts to operate in connection with standard outlets in residential homes and multi-unit buildings."
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“We are really looking at a movement here” says Bright Saver cofounder of multi-state plug-in solar legislation push
Bills have been introduced in at least 24 states to allow residents to install and use plug-in devices with outputs of up to 1,200 watts — without utility company permission.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Including NYS--the SUNNY Act!
"...legislators in at least 24 states have introduced bills to specifically allow small solar installations of up to 1,200 watts to operate in connection with standard outlets in residential homes and multi-unit buildings."
@brightsaver.bsky.social
"...legislators in at least 24 states have introduced bills to specifically allow small solar installations of up to 1,200 watts to operate in connection with standard outlets in residential homes and multi-unit buildings."
@brightsaver.bsky.social
Upgrading homes is one of the best ways to bring down bills for good. Home insulation installations dropped by over 90% between 2010 and 2024 – Labour is turning that around with the Warm Homes Plan.
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Upgrading homes is one of the best ways to bring down bills for good. Home insulation installations dropped by over 90% between 2010 and 2024 – Labour is turning that around with the Warm Homes Plan.
Hiroshi Teshigahara (with his large-scale bamboo installations) - BOTD
January 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hiroshi Teshigahara (with his large-scale bamboo installations) - BOTD
L'équipe polonaise de réponse aux urgences informatiques (CERT) et la société slovaque de cybersécurité Eset ont accusés des russes, liés au FSB ou au GRU, d'être à l'origine d'une cyberattaque contre plusieurs installations énergétiques polonaises,
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January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
L'équipe polonaise de réponse aux urgences informatiques (CERT) et la société slovaque de cybersécurité Eset ont accusés des russes, liés au FSB ou au GRU, d'être à l'origine d'une cyberattaque contre plusieurs installations énergétiques polonaises,
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Confederate statues. Plantation museums. Military installations honoring enemies of the USA. Planned Trump memorials.
Racist white people just can’t let go.
Racist white people just can’t let go.
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Confederate statues. Plantation museums. Military installations honoring enemies of the USA. Planned Trump memorials.
Racist white people just can’t let go.
Racist white people just can’t let go.
“Agrivoltaics” is the term for mixing solar installations and farming.
Yes, wind turbines barely take up any farmland at all, while providing farmers rent.
Yes, wind turbines barely take up any farmland at all, while providing farmers rent.
February 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“Agrivoltaics” is the term for mixing solar installations and farming.
Yes, wind turbines barely take up any farmland at all, while providing farmers rent.
Yes, wind turbines barely take up any farmland at all, while providing farmers rent.
The pattern is so simple. Russia attacks and kills Ukrainian civilians. Ukraine then strikes Russian military installations. Russia calls for a truce, Ukraine backs off. Russia then kills more Ukrainian civilians and Ukraine's momentum is lost.
It's sickening. Russian truces prolong the war.
It's sickening. Russian truces prolong the war.
The "energy truce" is apparently, over.
Ukraine's 1st Deputy Minister of Energy, Artem Nekrasov, announced there were multiple attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, in Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk & Cherkasy regions.
Many more residents have lost power.
Ukraine's 1st Deputy Minister of Energy, Artem Nekrasov, announced there were multiple attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, in Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk & Cherkasy regions.
Many more residents have lost power.
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The pattern is so simple. Russia attacks and kills Ukrainian civilians. Ukraine then strikes Russian military installations. Russia calls for a truce, Ukraine backs off. Russia then kills more Ukrainian civilians and Ukraine's momentum is lost.
It's sickening. Russian truces prolong the war.
It's sickening. Russian truces prolong the war.
Just a few of the installations at this year’s Winter Lights Festival in Canary Wharf, London.
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Just a few of the installations at this year’s Winter Lights Festival in Canary Wharf, London.
#OTD On Feb 1, 1942, the US Navy launched the Marshalls–Gilberts raids. As the first American offensive against Japanese forces in WWII, these carrier strikes targeted enemy airfields and naval installations using Task Forces 8 and 17 to disrupt Japanese maritime operations.
#WWII #navalhistory
#WWII #navalhistory
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#OTD On Feb 1, 1942, the US Navy launched the Marshalls–Gilberts raids. As the first American offensive against Japanese forces in WWII, these carrier strikes targeted enemy airfields and naval installations using Task Forces 8 and 17 to disrupt Japanese maritime operations.
#WWII #navalhistory
#WWII #navalhistory
262,000 solar installations carried out in UK last year. 37% year-on-year increase. Most under 50kW – rooftop solar on homes and businesses.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Miliband’s net zero drive unleashes record number of solar installations
Surge in adoption fuelled by households ‘looking for ways to cut high energy costs’
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January 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
262,000 solar installations carried out in UK last year. 37% year-on-year increase. Most under 50kW – rooftop solar on homes and businesses.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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People have been wanting prints of my work for a long time. 📢
While I do not have the installations to do it myself here's a collaboration with irohcards.bsky.social at a great price!
Cards & prints, you name it! 🎊
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While I do not have the installations to do it myself here's a collaboration with irohcards.bsky.social at a great price!
Cards & prints, you name it! 🎊
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January 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
People have been wanting prints of my work for a long time. 📢
While I do not have the installations to do it myself here's a collaboration with irohcards.bsky.social at a great price!
Cards & prints, you name it! 🎊
ko-fi.com/s/44eba5519e
While I do not have the installations to do it myself here's a collaboration with irohcards.bsky.social at a great price!
Cards & prints, you name it! 🎊
ko-fi.com/s/44eba5519e
The size and scale would be something never done before. The amount of heat generated by the GPUs would require installations measured in hundreds of metres to kilometers.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The size and scale would be something never done before. The amount of heat generated by the GPUs would require installations measured in hundreds of metres to kilometers.
Je souligne :
21 juin 2025, les États-Unis ont bombardé l'Iran et Donald Trump s'est réjouit de la destruction de toutes les installations nucléaires.
29 janvier 2026 : Donald Trump exige de l'Iran qu'il mette fin à son programme nucléaire.
21 juin 2025, les États-Unis ont bombardé l'Iran et Donald Trump s'est réjouit de la destruction de toutes les installations nucléaires.
29 janvier 2026 : Donald Trump exige de l'Iran qu'il mette fin à son programme nucléaire.
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Je souligne :
21 juin 2025, les États-Unis ont bombardé l'Iran et Donald Trump s'est réjouit de la destruction de toutes les installations nucléaires.
29 janvier 2026 : Donald Trump exige de l'Iran qu'il mette fin à son programme nucléaire.
21 juin 2025, les États-Unis ont bombardé l'Iran et Donald Trump s'est réjouit de la destruction de toutes les installations nucléaires.
29 janvier 2026 : Donald Trump exige de l'Iran qu'il mette fin à son programme nucléaire.
Here's a much more clarified statement from support.
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Here's a much more clarified statement from support.
“This year’s theme, Mirage, invited artists & designers from around the world to submit proposals for installations that play with the boundary of what is seen & what is real in the age of AI & explore #publicart as infrastructure that gathers people in shared reality" beachmetro.com/2026/01/27/w...
Winter Stations 2026 announces five winning entries in advance of art installations being displayed on Woodbine Beach – Beach Metro Community News
Embrace, designed by by former Beach resident Will Cuthbert, is among the five art installations that will be set up along Woodbine Beach next month as
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February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
“This year’s theme, Mirage, invited artists & designers from around the world to submit proposals for installations that play with the boundary of what is seen & what is real in the age of AI & explore #publicart as infrastructure that gathers people in shared reality" beachmetro.com/2026/01/27/w...
Global #wind 💨 and #solar ☀️ installations passed 800 GW last year, triple the pace of 2021. Falling #battery 🔋 costs have enabled grid-scale storage just as #renewable penetration deepens and grids are learning how to handle it better 🧠⚡
Progress Despite Fragmentation: The Energy Transition to 2030 | BloombergNEF
The second half of the decade will not be straightforward, but count on more progress being made.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Global #wind 💨 and #solar ☀️ installations passed 800 GW last year, triple the pace of 2021. Falling #battery 🔋 costs have enabled grid-scale storage just as #renewable penetration deepens and grids are learning how to handle it better 🧠⚡