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The Victorian Town Running (Mostly) On Off-Grid Solar Power

Licola - Off Grid Solar Power

The tiny town of Licola has switched from a reliance on dirty diesel power to clean solar energy for the majority of its electricity needs. [Read more…]

More Solar Energy On The Cards For Victoria’s Whitehorse City Council 

Whitehorse City Council - solar energy

Whitehorse City Council is implementing a $2 million energy performance contract (EPC) across eight of its sites in an effort to improve energy efficiency. [Read more…]

Solar Victoria’s Industry and Consumer Reference Group Established

Solar Victoria Industry and Consumer Reference Group

The Industry and Consumer Reference Group (ICRG) advising Solar Victoria kicked off on Friday with its first meeting. [Read more…]

Higher Electricity Network Charges For Victorians In 2020

Victoria’s households and small businesses will be digging deeper into their pockets from January 1 next year to cover electricity network charges after a decision by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER). [Read more…]

Call For Victorian Solar Farms To Pay Council Rates

The Municipal Association of Victoria wants to see solar farms and other electricity generators in the state coughing up more cash to councils. [Read more…]

Victorian Solar Battery Rebate Expansion

Victoria battery rebate

Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan announced on Friday residents in an additional 80 postcodes are now able to apply for the state’s Solar Homes battery rebate. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Solar Rebate – Update

Solar power rebate - Victoria

Leading up to November’s first Victorian solar panel rebate allocation tomorrow, Solar Victoria has released some statistics on the last round. [Read more…]

46,000 Victorian Solar Power Installations Since Solar Homes Launch

Victoria Solar Homes program

Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government is claiming major success with its Solar Homes program – particularly on the PV side of things. [Read more…]

Another Solar + Storage Stadium Project In Victoria

Solar energy for Echuca Stadium

Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council has announced it will be installing a solar and battery storage system at Echuca Stadium. [Read more…]

Victoria’s AusNet Forces New Solar Homes On Time-Of-Use Tariff For 12 Months

AusNet - solar power and time of use tariff

Power Of No Choice. AusNet are making the most of their monopoly.

Update 16th January 2020: Yesterday we were sent a screenshot of what a home owner in the Ausnet area were told by Ausnet customer support.  It states that Ausnet never allows solar homes to have a standard tariff in their area.  This is different from what they told me on the phone.  Here is the letter they sent: [Read more…]

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