You may have read Finn’s original ‘7-mistakes’ article, followed by ex WA-installer Kim’s take and SA Installer Chris’s version. Now here are the biggest mistakes I’ve seen people make buying solar during my years on and off the roofs of South Australia: [Read more…]
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Wholesale Electricity Price Crises Continue — More Hefty Hikes Likely
Australia’s wholesale electricity price crisis is in its fifth month. This ongoing disaster began in April and really took off in May, June, and July. It continued through August, but the crisis wasn’t as crisisy as the previous three months. [Read more…]
WA’s Biggest Battery: KBESS Construction Update
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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…]
July Electricity Price Hikes: Up Everywhere But VIC & ACT — Solar Feed-in Tariffs From +41% To -23%
Most Australians were hit with an electricity price increase in July. The exceptions were the ACT, which had a slight decrease, and Victoria whose electricity prices change now in August. [Read more…]
The Future Of Australia’s GreenPower Program
A long-running scheme providing renewable energy to Australian households and businesses via electricity retailers is going to need some nips and tucks. [Read more…]
Solar Helps Inner West Council Further Distance From Fossil Fuels
Sydney’s Inner West Council has taken another big step back from fossil fuels, switching to 100% renewable energy for its electricity supply yesterday. [Read more…]
An Idiot’s Guide To Australia’s Electricity Price Problem
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How most Aussies reacted when they found out their new electricity rates.
Unless you live under a rock, you’d have heard about the blowout in wholesale electricity prices in the eastern states. Things were so bad that on the 14th of June, AEMO suspended the wholesale electricity market for the first time in its history. [Read more…]
Chris Bowen: Australia’s New Minister For Climate Change And Energy
Chris “Community Battery” Bowen was sworn in as Australia’s Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy yesterday, and he’s pretty chuffed about it. [Read more…]
Higher Power Prices, But Boosted Solar Feed-In Tariff For Regional QLD
The Queensland Competition Authority delivered bad news for the state’s regional residents and small businesses yesterday in the form of a significant jump in electricity costs. But there is some good news for solar power system owners. [Read more…]
Electricity Price Rise Shock For NSW, SA And SEQLD
Victoria and Western Australia had already been delivered bad news on electricity prices. New South Wales, South Australia and South-East Queensland received theirs yesterday. [Read more…]
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