Solar, battery and EV owner I know a bit about tennis integrity issues. Renewable energy beneficiary I sing a few songs these days

Australia
Joined May 2011
I don't have much time for fossil fuel advocates I've lived my life using fossil fuels A year ago I migrated to an all-electric home/car with at least 75% renewable energy My bills have dropped 75% My car is a dream to drive I'm never regressing to that old expensive life
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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. 🔗 itia.tennis/news/sanctions/a…
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My new website: Richard Ings Music: Is officially LIVE! 🎉 Looking for live solo acoustic music for your venue, wedding, corporate event, or aged care program in Canberra or surrounds? Check out my services and book your performance today! 👉 richardingsmusic.com.au/
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From my Instagram feed Migration agents in India advertising jobs and visas for Australia No wonder young Australians are struggling to find work. These look like well paid jobs where some quick training gets you going and they are being advertised to Indian migrants.
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Applied to Australia means that only 1 bed flats are affordable in certain locations.
Family has $800k mortgage and is now in trouble. They blame the mortgage but likely broke the 20/3 rule 1. 20% down 2. Income > price / 3 For a $1m home w 20% down, income should be > $333k/yr or you can’t afford to buy and should rent Don’t break the rule. Not worth it.
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Richard Ings : Renewable Energy Beneficiary retweeted
Australia’s grid just passed a brutal heatwave stress test. Jan 7, 2026 hit record demand, yet solar surged at peak, batteries carried the evening, and reliability beat 2019. Not more fossil fuels — clean energy scaled. This is modern resilience, and a sign of what’s coming. 🔋⚡
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Nice little grid price spike just now Thanks @AmberElectricAU
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Richard Ings : Renewable Energy Beneficiary retweeted
BREAKING: The Russian Oreshnik IRBM missile flew about 1,800 km in 12-13 minutes, reaching a top speed of over 10 000 km/h before hitting the Lviv region.
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Thanks to the Galway Bay Hotel Innsbruck Austria for giving me the microphone last night for a solo acoustic set. Only 7 songs but my first “international gig”. So much fun So personally rewarding.
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Wow the NSW grid is really struggling today. Feed in tariffs are through the roof. $20.66/kWh is a decent little earner. I’ve already named $69. More to come.
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Australia gun laws do need further tightening. But this alone is not enough There are people living amongst us with grievances from distant lands. For a few these grievances inspire deadly violence. By gun. By car. By bomb. By whatever means. Identify them. Arrest them.
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Richard Ings : Renewable Energy Beneficiary retweeted
Lucy Zelic didn't hold back when Stephen Conroy arrogantly defended family reunion entitlements for politicians👏
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Richard Ings : Renewable Energy Beneficiary retweeted
"The average first home buyer can afford to buy only 12 per cent of homes nationally, compared to almost a third of homes five years ago, as dwelling prices rapidly outpace the rate of wage growth." afr.com/property/residential…
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When your November electricity bill arrives With yet another credit Which adds to your existing total account credit. To give you an even bigger credit And the peak of summer is still yet to arrive. Solar + batteries = @AmberElectricAU
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These middle of the day grid wobbles are nice little earners. Exporting battery and solar together and being paid $20/kWh Anyone know why the grid is wobbling middle of the day yesterday and today?
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When the grid wobbles during the day the cash rolls in A feed in tariff of $20.66/kWh is nice It will be short. But it’s still nice.
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And how much would a grid spike last 20 mins like that generate with solar and a battery? And I wasn’t even home. Thanks @AmberElectricAU
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In the Australian property game, investors hold all the cards High rental income Write off losses through negative gearing 50% CGT discount when they sell High price growth How does an owner-occupier compete with an investor whose risk is effectively underwritten by taxpayers?
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When will media start reporting stratospheric housing costs as a crisis. Sucking half of people’s money away to buy a shoebox THIS is the countries economic and social crisis. Not energy. This.
Australia's mortgage scoreboard hits new records. Ave new mortgage in NSW has reached $828k - up $49k (the equivalent of the minimum wage) over the past 12 months. Vic at $647k, WA at $633k and Qld at $687.
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I’ve been trying FSD in my new Model Y and I’m sorry but I find it dithering in traffic. I’m intervening most drives to save my sanity and the sanity of other drivers waiting for it to make a decision. But I will say it parks the car brilliantly. I like that part. Bring on 14
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When will media damn well start reporting hyper-inflationary housing costs as a negative. Pushing people into huge unsustainable lifelong debt for a shoe box Sucking the morrow out of the economy and making bankers and realestate agents rich.
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