AUSTRALIA paybacks were very strong and the technology was evolving fast .”
Echo Group houses Cherry Energy Solutions , Littil LED , Unilumin Australia , Jim ’ s Energy , SiteTech Solutions , SiteMedia Solutions , Jim ’ s Site Solutions and the new trade sales division SiteSales .
Cherry was launched in 2013 due to constant requests to both supply and install , and is Australia ’ s only specialist provider of five integrated energy efficiency solutions – LED lighting , Solar PV Systems , Energy Storage , Energy Monitoring and , residential Energy Broking .
With Australians paying the highest electricity prices in the world – they ’ ve increased 214 per cent faster than inflation – there has never been a better time to invest in energy efficiency , especially solar .
“ The reality is , energy prices have increased at a compound rate of 8.4 % over the last decade with most people paying 25 cents a kilowatt hour ,” he explains , “ but you can make energy with solar for 10 cents a kilowatt hour , inclusive of funding and financing costs .”
“ There really is no logical reason why you wouldn ’ t go solar .”
Zimmerman says the three main ways to save money on energy
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