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There was little in Budget 2018-19 directly related to renewables, but small businesses have been provided an extended incentive to go solar. [Read more…]

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The $2 million Queensland’s Mackay Regional Council will plow into solar energy will save ratepayers nearly $17 million in electricity costs over the next two decades. [Read more…]

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The total number of people employed in the renewable energy industry globally passed the 10 million mark for the first time last year, with solar PV jobs leading the way. [Read more…]

A 10-yearly review of the laws that regulate energy in Queensland kicked off this week with an issues paper released – and submissions from all interested parties are invited. [Read more…]

It’s widely expected a vote later this week on making solar power compulsory for new homes in California will pass muster. [Read more…]

Coal power may be gone from Port Augusta, but it’s certainly not forgotten. Some of that doesn’t involve misty-eyed memories and hasn’t been by choice. [Read more…]

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Queensland’s Somerset Regional Council has acknowledged it has received a development application for a 1,500 megawatt solar farm to be built east of Harlin. [Read more…]

Interest from Australians in solar power systems during April continued to indicate bigger is better, and budget solar is trumped by quality. [Read more…]

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What will be South Australia’s largest operating solar farm (for a short time) has been completed and is to be officially opened in a few weeks. [Read more…]

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator says it has recently undertaken compliance activities relating to the creation of small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar systems in Queensland and New South Wales – and it’s not done yet. [Read more…]