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New Solar Subsidy For Canberra’s Low-Income Households

Canberra solar rebate

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A new program in the ACT is providing financial support to help some low-income households slash their electricity costs through installing solar panels. [Read more…]

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Goes Solar

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (prior to solar installation) | Image via Facebook

A 312 kilowatt solar power system is now operating at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre – with battery storage to come. [Read more…]

140MW Solar Farm Proposed For Mulwala

Mulwala Solar Farm - ESCO Pacific
A 140MW solar farm that may include battery storage has been proposed for a site near the town of Mulwala in New South Wales. [Read more…]

Johns Hopkins University To Divest From Thermal Coal

One of the USA’s leading research universities, Johns Hopkins, has hopped on the coal divestment bandwagon after ongoing pressure from a student group. [Read more…]

AGL’s Plans For Liddell Power Station Unveiled

Liddell Power Station

On Saturday, AGL announced it still intends closing the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales, revealing its plans to replace it with gas peaker plants, renewable energy, battery storage and demand response. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator Claims Another STC Scalp

Solar panels - Small-scale Technology Certificates

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has announced enforcement action concerning another company it states improperly created small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar power installations. [Read more…]

Mackay Council Solar Project Goes To Tender

More solar panels for Mackay Regional Counci

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In a move to reduce its operating costs, Queensland’s Mackay Regional Council intends installing solar panels on twenty more of its buildings.   [Read more…]

The National Energy Guarantee’s NEGative Impact On Jobs And Health

Loss of solar jobs under the National Energy Guarantee

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New economic modelling from Ernst and Young (EY) indicates 20,000 potential jobs could be forfeited under the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG), while Doctors for the Environment Australia has warned about potential health implications. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Black Rock Solar Project Under Way

Black Rock solar project

Construction has commenced on the Black Rock Solar Project, the first of six PV projects for Victoria’s Barwon Water. [Read more…]

Construction Starts On Lismore’s Floating Solar Farm

Lismore City Council floating solar farm

A 99kW floating solar array at the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant in New South Wales will provide 12% of the facility’s energy requirements. [Read more…]

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