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Australian Average Solar System Capacity Continues Upwards

Small-scale solar power system capacity in Australia - statistics

As small-scale solar power installations proliferate in Australia, also growing is average system capacity.

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AGL And Greenpeace Go Into Battle

AGL vs. Greenpeace - climate campaign

AGL and Greenpeace Australia Pacific are readying to rumble over the latter’s latest climate change related campaign.

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Dodgy VIC Solar Company Hit With $3 Million Fine

Vic Solar fine

This should hopefully make some shonky solar sellers sit up, take notice and reconsider their approach – or get out of the solar game altogether.

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WA Smart Sun Pilot VPP Hailed A Success

Broome WA Smart Sun Pilot

The completed trial of what was regional Australia’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in Broome, Western Australia has paved the way for similar projects to be rolled out.

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Northern Territory Extends Home And Business Battery Scheme

Northern Territory solar battery grant

The NT’s Gunner government is pumping more cash into a scheme assisting Territorians to install solar + battery systems and retrofit energy storage.

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Solar Powering Karragarra Island Composting Trial

Karragarra Island solar composting trial

It’s hoped solar energy will help residents of Karragarra Island in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay better deal with organic food waste.

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Armidale Council Eager For Metz Solar Farm Construction Kickoff

The Metz Solar Farm

Armidale Regional Council is looking forward to the economic benefits it expects the Metz Solar Farm and other renewable energy projects will bring to its region.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: May 2021

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: May 2021

Discover what Australian solar and battery buyers were wanting in a system during April 2021 in the latest SolarQuotes auSSII report.

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Victoria’s Electric Car Tax Robs Peter To Pay Peter

Victoria is set to become the only place in the world to de-incentivize the purchase of electric vehicles with an electric car tax for every kilometre driven.  Victoria will also introduce a $3,000 incentive to encourage buying electric cars. After coming up with this brilliant move, I don’t see why the Victorian Government should stop […]

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SolarQuotes TV Ep. 4 – Why Bigger Solar Power Systems Are Better

In another jam-packed episode of SQ TV, discover why the 6.6kW system is dead and why you should be filling your roof with solar panels.

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