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SA Battery Rebate: Examining The Scant Details Released So Far

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Battery Subsidy Scheme Outline Released By South Australian Government Is Short On Details

As part of their election campaign the the South Australian Liberal Party promised to provide a $100 million home battery subsidy.  Five months after victory they have released information outlining the subsidy scheme that will: [Read more…]

Angus Taylor And The Future Of Australia’s Solar Subsidy

Angus Taylor and the solar subsidy

Angus Taylor | Image via Facebook

Will the “Minister for getting electricity prices down”, Angus Taylor, seek to wind up Australia’s major solar subsidy far earlier than scheduled? [Read more…]

Solar Victoria To Be Based In The Latrobe Valley – Maybe

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A new government agency overseeing the Victorian Government’s Solar Homes program, Solar Victoria, may be based in Morwell. [Read more…]

Abbott Backs ACCC’s Call For Solar Subsidy Axing

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Tony Abbott | Image: via Facebook

Shock, horror. Tony Abbott has embraced the ACCC’s recommendation to axe Australia’s solar subsidy early. [Read more…]

ACCC Peddles Solar Subsidy Axing To Nationals, Liberals Next

Australia's solar subsidy facing the axe?

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The ACCC’s Rod Sims yesterday briefed National Party MPs on a suite of recommendations on electricity affordability, including the premature axing of Australia’s solar subsidy. [Read more…]

Solar Energy To Power Facebook Data Center

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Facebook’s data center in Prineville, Oregon will be supported by 100 percent renewables from new solar energy developments announced early today.  [Read more…]

Flinders Power Fined A Pittance Over Port Augusta Dust Event

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South Australia’s Environment Protection Authority has reportedly fined Flinders Power just $2,200 for a dust and coal fly-ash event that impacted Port Augusta residents last year. [Read more…]

Study: Air Pollution Boosts Diabetes Risk

Coal air pollution and diabetes

While humanity really didn’t need another reason to distance itself from coal and fully embrace renewables + storage, yet another good one has emerged – to help reduce new cases of Type 2 diabetes. [Read more…]

Queensland’s Interest Free Solar Loan Scheme Is Kind Of Sad

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The Queensland Government recently confirmed the details of their interest free loan scheme for rooftop solar.  Michael — the guy who does the real writing work on this blog instead of mostly just stringing together old jokes as I do — wrote about this and the conditions that have to be met to qualify for a loan in this article here. [Read more…]

Poll Results : Australian Government Should Focus On Renewables

Lowy Institute Poll - Coal Vs. Renewables

The latest Lowy Institute Poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Australians still want more renewables rather than coal power in the nation’s energy mix. [Read more…]

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