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Thousands Of Texans Charged $11+ Per Kilowatt-Hour During Blizzard

blizzard

Thousands of Texans caught in a deadly, polar vortex blizzard have been charged thousands of dollars for electricity over just a few days. They were exposed to wholesale electricity prices that hit their maximum price of over $11 Australian per kilowatt-hour.

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SA Water Racks Up 300,000+ Solar Panels

SA Water zero cost energy future

SA Water appears to have accelerated its progress towards the utility’s goal of a zero cost energy future.

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Springvale South Solar Farm Saga Update

Springvale South solar farm

A proposal to construct a solar farm in a Melbourne suburb is continuing to face significant opposition from within the local community.

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Battery Test Centre 8th & 9th Reports: Many Home Batteries Still Unreliable

wil-lion shakespeare

Do you enjoy reading about home batteries?  I know I do.  This is why I’m addicted to reports from the Canberra Battery Test Centre.  They’re like Shakespeare!  That is, they’re mostly tragedy but there’s also some comedy as well.

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Morwell Power Station Chimneys Toppled

Morwell Power Station chimneys demolished

The two remaining chimney stacks at the former Morwell Power Station (Energy Brix Power Station) in Victoria were successfully brought down on Saturday morning.

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More Installer Choice For Canberra’s Solar Battery Rebate Program

Canberra solar battery rebate

The fifth round of the ACT’s solar battery rebate has kicked off with a greater choice of installers – and the Sustainable Household Scheme isn’t far off.

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Renewables Help Achieve Lowest Wholesale Electricity Prices In Years

Renewables and wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale electricity prices in the National Electricity Market last year were at their lowest since 2015 says the Australian Energy Regulator.

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IPART Invites NSW Solar Owner Feed-in Tariff Feedback

NSW feed in tariffs

NSW’s Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal is preparing its approach for calculating solar feed-in tariff rates in the years ahead and is calling on solar owners in the state to share their views and experiences.

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NSW Government Makes Going Solar Simpler For Strata Owners 

Solar for strata buildings in New South Wales

New amendments passed in NSW’s Parliament on Tuesday will make it easier to install solar panels, batteries and other renewable energy technologies on strata buildings.

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Barnaby Wants CEFC To Invest In Coal Power

Barnaby Joyce, coal and the CEFC

During a House of Representatives debate yesterday on proposed changes to how the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) can invest, Barnaby Joyce stated his case for coal power to be included.

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