Update: SQ’s in-house installer, Anthony, has more recently written about the Alpha ESS SMILE5 battery here. Alpha ESS is a Chinese manufacturer of home battery systems. Because they have promised to do some assembly in Adelaide they are now the second company eligible to receive South Australia’s substantial home battery subsidy, as reported by Michael here. More […]
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Fresh Regulator Warning On Non-Existent Solar Installations
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has again warned registered REC agents to ensure solar power systems that STCs are created for actually exist.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2018
While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November.
[Continue reading…]How To Use Solcast To Check Your Solar Panels’ Performance
Note from Finn: This is a guest post by Dr Nick Engerer – Solcast is a super handy, free, quick and accurate way to check what your solar power system should have produced in the last 7 days.
[Continue reading…]Noosa Council Slashing Emissions And Electricity Costs With Solar
Queensland’s Noosa Council says it has installed 252 kilowatts of on-site solar power capacity across six of its facilities in the past five months.
[Continue reading…]Thinning The Herd : Solar Panels Struck From CEC Approved List
In one fell swoop, thousands of solar panel models disappeared from the Clean Energy Council’s approved solar panels list a few days ago.
[Continue reading…]Australian Rooftop Solar Power System Installations Top 2 Million
Latest estimates put the number of rooftop solar power systems installed across Australia at more than 2,001,130 – with approximately 20.3% of all Australian homes now boasting solar panels.
[Continue reading…]Climate Action Protest Students Not Done Yet
15,000 Australian students went on strike from school in each capital city and more than 20 regional centres across Australia recently. There’s more action to come, but this time outside of school hours.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Solar And Battery Subsidy To Be Exhausted Soon
1,000 extra subsidy packages have been added to the Queensland Government’s solar and storage scheme – but it’s likely they won’t last long.
[Continue reading…]City of Ryde Eyeing 60% Renewables By 2030
In a meeting on Tuesday, Sydney’s City of Ryde gave the nod to investigating the potential of substantially amping up its use of renewable energy sources.
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