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Coal Kills. That’s For Certain

Coal fired power generation and pollution

Coal kills – it’s a well established fact | Image : Mriya, CC BY-SA 4.0

Liberal MP Craig Kelly’s concerns about people dying as a result of high energy prices raises another issue he didn’t mention – the incredibly high death toll from coal.

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Liberal MP Links Winter Deaths In Australia To Renewable Energy

Craig Kelly - Renewable Energy

Craig Kelly | Image: NSW Liberals

Liberal MP Craig Kelly cranked up the anti-renewables rhetoric to 11 this morning on ABC’s AM, linking energy price increases to subsidies for renewables that he states will cause deaths this winter. [Read more…]

Welsh Water Building On Hydro, Wind, Solar And Poo Power Efforts

Welsh Water solar and renewable energy

Welsh Water Running On 100% Green Energy

Welsh Water has signed a deal with Dong Energy to ensure all its power is from green sources and secured funds to boost its own renewables-based energy production

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Strong Interest In Residential Solar And Batteries Continues In Australia

Energy Consumer Sentiment Survey

Energy Consumers Australia’s third national survey indicates 30% of Australian households intend installing solar panels and 36% will purchase battery storage in the next 5 years.

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Townsville Water Taskforce Recommends Solar Power For Pumping

solar powered water pumping

Securing Townsville Water Supplies With Solar | Image: Townsville Water Taskforce

Solar energy may soon play an important role in securing water supplies for the Queensland city of Townsville as part of a proposed new pipeline project.

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Euroa’s Solar Capacity Gets A Bump

Solar installations in Euroa

Solar panels popular in Euroa | Image: Public Domain

Installed solar capacity in the Victorian town of Euroa just experienced a significant lift with the installation of a 100kW solar power system at one of the town’s service stations.

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56 Billion Reasons To Dump Adani’s Carmichael Coal Mine

Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef From Space | Image: Public Domain

The Climate Council states a Deloitte report that puts a dollar value on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is another reason to pull the plug on Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

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CEC Approved Solar Battery List On The Horizon

Solar batteries in Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Council is seeking battery supplier cooperation as part of preparation for including solar energy storage solutions on its Approved Products List.

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CEC To Require Solar Panel Importers To Have Australian Website

Imported solar panels - new regulations

Imported solar panel documentation improvements in Australia | Panel background image : CharlesMJames

In order to maintain CEC Approved Product status, solar panel importers will soon need to maintain an Australian website providing end-consumers and solar installers access to important product documentation.

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July 2017 Australian Electricity Price Rise Roundup

Power cost increases in Australia

Electricity companies to count even more of Australians’ money | Image: Public Domain

Rising energy costs appear to be the third thing you can be assured of in life in Australia these days.  Here’s a look at the looming impacts in each state in relation to major electricity retailers.

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