Head of Energy Storage Joel Power discusses ways Australians can take control and lower their energy bills.
“A few things you can do to help take care of your energy bills or try to get them down as much as you can,” Mr Power told Sky News
Australia.“The best thing Australian can do to get their power prices down permanently is to look at generating power on their own property.”
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