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Somerset Regional Council Cranking Up Solar Deployment

Solar energy - Somerset Regional Council

Queensland’s Somerset Regional Council is embracing solar power and will expand its capacity significantly in the near future.

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QLD Solar For Rentals Bit Of A Fizzer?

Solar power for renters in Queensland

The Queensland Government’s Solar For Rentals trial for the private market kicked off in March this year. Uptake to the end of the financial year was less than stellar.

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Victoria’s AusNet Forces New Solar Homes On Time-Of-Use Tariff For 12 Months

AusNet - solar power and time of use tariff

Update 16th January 2020: Yesterday we were sent a screenshot of what a home owner in the Ausnet area were told by Ausnet customer support.  It states that Ausnet never allows solar homes to have a standard tariff in their area.  This is different from what they told me on the phone.  Here is the […]

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Cutting Red Tape For Solar And Energy Storage In New South Wales

Solar and storage - New South Wales

The New South Wales Government wants to make it easier to install battery storage and commercial-scale solar energy systems – and is inviting feedback on proposed planning policy changes.

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Crunch Time For Australian Rooftop Solar: AEMC

AEMC - Rooftop solar power

Rooftop solar penetration has reached a stage in Australia where big decisions need to be made by electricity distribution network businesses says the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC).

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Alpha-ESS Opens New SA Battery Assembly Facility, Partners On VPP

Alpha-ESS solar batteries

Solar battery manufacturer Alpha-ESS is pumping up production at a new assembly plant in Adelaide’s south and also partnering in a new virtual power plant (VPP).

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JinkoSolar Pledges To Power Operations With 100% Renewable Electricity

JinkoSolar - RE100

Solar panel manufacturing giant JinkoSolar is among a bunch of companies that have recently signed on to the RE100 initiative.

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LG Unveils NeON R ACe Solar Panels

LG NeON R ACe AC solar panel

LG is showing off its latest AC solar panel – and this one doesn’t have an Enphase microinverter on the back.

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South Australian Government Releases Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia’s Marshall Government has taken the wraps off its plan for making the state a major green hydrogen producer and exporter.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 31 – The C Word

SolarQuotes vodcast episode 31

SQ cops a cranky caller, getting the most from solar power, concerns over the CEC’s Approved Solar Retailer Scheme and more.

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