New South Wales’ Singleton Council seems pretty pleased with progress on its Cities Power Partnership pledges. [Read more…]
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Lake Macquarie City Trialling Solar Powered Bins
New South Wales’ Lake Macquarie City Council is the latest local government to give solar powered rubbish bins a whirl. [Read more…]
Origin Loop Virtual Power Plant: $2,000 Bait On A 5-Year Hook
Origin Energy’s ‘Origin Loop’ Virtual Power Plant (Loop VPP) pays you to let Origin discharge your battery into the grid, but you must have an Origin retail electricity plan to use it.
Even though there’s a big dollar incentive up front, I don’t think it’s a good deal overall. In this post, I’ll tell you why I’m not excited about the deal, and hopefully, that will help you decide for yourself whether to sign up. [Read more…]
Queen Victoria Market Powers Up More Solar Panels
The huge rooftop of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market is again being put to good use – harvesting more solar energy and slashing the popular venue’s emissions and electricity bills. [Read more…]
Canberra Battery Test Centre Final Report: Only 2 Of 26 Batteries Fault-Free
For eight years, the Canberra Battery Test Centre lived up to its name and tested batteries. From 2016, they put 26 home batteries through their paces. If I had to sum up the results in a single word, it would be: [Read more…]
Another Step Forward For Geurie Solar Farm
New South Wales’ Western Regional Planning Panel has given its blessing – with conditions – to the development of a small solar farm incorporating battery storage in the Dubbo Regional Council area. [Read more…]
Inland Rail Taps Solar Power For Signalling
Australia’s largest freight rail infrastructure project is using solar panels and batteries to power signalling operations on part of the network. [Read more…]
WA’s Biggest Battery: KBESS Construction Update
KBESS: Artist’s Impression
The first energy storage units were installed at Synergy’s big battery site in the Perth suburb of Kwinana on Friday. [Read more…]
QLD Shopping Centres Switching To 100% Renewable Electricity
Scentre Group has inked an agreement to source 100 per cent renewable electricity for its Queensland Westfield Living Centres – but it will be a couple of years before it kicks in. [Read more…]
Ballarat’s Net Zero Emissions Plan
The Ballarat community has been invited to have their say on a draft plan designed to help support the community reach net zero emissions by 2030. [Read more…]
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