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Cassowary Coast Council Saving Big Bucks With Solar Power

Queensland's Cassowary Coast - solar power

Queensland’s Cassowary Coast Regional Council is pretty pleased with its solar energy savings to date, with more installations on the way. [Read more…]

Victorian Electricity Price Hike, Other States Likely To Follow

Electricity price increases

WA residents have already received bad news on electricity prices, Victorians have now as well and the fate of other states may be revealed today. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: May 2022 Update

SolarQuotes Australian Solar Price Report  - May 2022

How much were Australians paying for solar power systems in April 2022? Find out in the latest SolarQuotes Australian Solar Price Report. [Read more…]

Towards Australian Standards For Second-Hand Solar Panels

Second-hand solar panels in Australia

Two Australian organisations are collaborating on developing standards and certification to support a local second-hand solar panel market. [Read more…]

Coal Power Connection In Australia’s “Most Polluted” Postcodes

Coal power air pollution - Australia

Tarong Power Station in 2021 | Image: DiamondIIIXX – CC BY-SA 4.0

Six of the ten Australian postcodes determined to have the highest levels of five dangerous air pollutants have something in common – coal power plants within their boundaries. [Read more…]

WA Electric Vehicle Rebate Launched, EV Tax On The Horizon

Western Australia's EV Rebate

Western Australia’s McGowan Government is earmarking close to $60 million to boost uptake of electric cars and other zero emission vehicles, but will lump EV drivers with a tax further along the road. [Read more…]

Fourex Launches Carbon-Neutral Non-Alcoholic Beer

Fourex Zero - carbon neutral

Australians with a taste for non-alcoholic beer now have another choice, and this one has been certified as carbon neutral – Fourex Zero. [Read more…]

Victoria Solar Panel And Battery Rebate Update

Solar subsidies in Victoria

Further to late April’s announcements, there are more changes ahead for Victoria’s popular Solar Homes program – here’s what’s happening. [Read more…]

Norway Has So Many EVs Their Battery Capacity Averages 13 kWh Per Household

ev charging station in Norway

Norway has more electric cars per capita than any other nation.  They have over half a million EVs, one for every 11 people.  The combined capacity of all those rolling batteries is a whopping 34 gigawatt-hours.  [Read more…]

Rising Electricity Prices: It’s Time To Go Solar

Electricity bills - Australia

Higher retail electricity prices will add to household hip-pocket pain, but make installing solar panels an even more attractive prospect. [Read more…]

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