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City Of Sydney (Council) To Vote On Climate Emergency Declaration

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At the City of Sydney Council meeting this evening councillors will be voting on declaring a climate emergency and putting more pressure on the Federal Government to act on climate change. [Read more…]

Greater Shepparton City Council Reaping The Benefits Of Solar Energy

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Victoria’s Greater Shepparton City Council is pleased with the performance to date of its most recent solar energy installations. [Read more…]

Inner West Council Dumps All Fossil Fuel Investments

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New South Wales’ Inner West Council announced yesterday it is the first council in the state to be totally divested from fossil fuels. [Read more…]

Isaac Regional Council Considering Floating PV

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Queensland’s Isaac Regional Council has given the green light for investigating the potential of using floating solar power system installations on its water assets. [Read more…]

Byron Shire Council Commits Cash For 5MW Solar Farm Project

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The planning, design and tender process will soon get under way for Byron Shire Council’s 5MW solar farm, which will be the largest PV power plant in the region. [Read more…]

WA Councils Again Call For State Renewable Energy Target

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21 councils in Western Australia are putting pressure on the McGowan Government to implement a state level emissions reduction and/or renewable energy target. [Read more…]

Go-Ahead For Tweed Shire Council’s Biggest Solar Panel Installation Yet

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New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council is pursuing the installation of another large solar power system to help it towards its electricity self-generation goals. [Read more…]

QLD’s Maranoa Council Looks To Solar Power To Slash Energy Costs

Maranoa Regional Council decided last week to proceed to the detailed design phase for installation of solar power systems at 13 of its facilities. [Read more…]

Nambucca Shire Council Installs EV Chargers, Solar To Come

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Nambucca Shire Council has installed EV charging stations for public use in the towns of Nambucca and Macksville, and there could be a bunch of solar power on the way. [Read more…]

Smart Energy Council Says Dumb Things About Batteries

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On Thursday the 1st of May the Smart Energy Council put out a press release1that strongly implied home batteries can pay for themselves.  Unfortunately, at this time, they don’t with the possible exception of South Australia with their hefty subsidy of up to $6,000.  Anyone who says they do without a large subsidy is either being ignorant, incompetent, or deceptive. [Read more…]

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