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How To Deal With Solar And Battery Telemarketer Pests

October 12, 2018 2018-10-12T12:01:08 by 10 Comments
phone rage

Have you ever settled down to enjoy a particularly intense episode of My Little Pony1 when you were rudely interrupted by a cold-hearted cold caller trying to sell you a potentially shoddy and possibly overpriced solar power system?  If so, you are not alone.  Lots of grown men watch My Little Pony.  Also, plenty of […]

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Anglesea Power Station (Finally) Demolished, Land Use Framework Released

October 12, 2018 2018-10-12T06:17:46 by Leave a Comment
Anglesea power station site

After taking a second crack at leveling Victoria’s Anglesea Power Station – success; followed by the release of the Land Use Framework for the site yesterday.

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Calls For Solar Subsidy Scrapping At Major Australian Energy Summit

October 11, 2018 2018-10-11T07:21:54 by 7 Comments
An early end to Australia's solar subsidy?

Banging of the solar subsidy-axing drum grew louder yesterday at The Australian Financial Review National Energy Summit.

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Should You Get A 3 Phase Solar Inverter?

October 11, 2018 2018-10-11T08:02:30 by 261 Comments
three phase inverter

I love three-phase solar inverters. If your home has a three-phase supply and you do not want or need micro-inverters then my recommendation is to use a three-phase solar inverter over a single-phase model.

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16GW Of U.S Coal Power Retirements By Late 2021

October 11, 2018 2018-10-11T05:30:31 by 5 Comments
Proposed U.S. coal power retirements

The latest U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Energy Infrastructure Update doesn’t offer much joy to coal power supporters.

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Bylong Coal Mine May Proceed

October 10, 2018 2024-07-03T15:19:45 by 4 Comments
Bylong coal mine fears

IPCC report be damned. The NSW Government is pushing ahead with approving a major coal mine at Bylong.

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Tesla Raises Powerwall 2 Price – Just In Time For Australian Battery Subsidies

October 10, 2018 2018-10-14T12:43:29 by 31 Comments
finn's powerwall

Only 8 months after increasing the price of the Powerwall 2 in February, Tesla is about to bump it up again.  This time by a much heftier amount. 

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Gippsland’s First Solar Microgrid Powered Residential Development

October 10, 2018 2018-10-10T05:34:22 by 2 Comments
Lourdes Garden Estate - Solar Microgrid

Korumburra in Gippsland, Victoria will soon boast a solar powered residential development backed by a microgrid, designed for those aged 55+.

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Solar Farm At Chernobyl Officially Opened

October 9, 2018 2018-10-09T07:17:47 by 2 Comments
Solar Chernobyl project

Late last week, a solar panel installation at the site of the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was officially unveiled.

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NT Renewable Energy Target – Movement At The Station

October 9, 2018 2018-10-09T05:59:38 by 1 Comment
Solar energy in the NT

It appeared the Northern Territory Government was so busy fracking around with gas in recent times, it had forgotten its renewable energy commitment. 

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