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Stage One Of Onslow Microgrid Project Completed

Onslow Power Project

The residents of Onslow in Western Australia are a major step closer to a more reliable and less carbon-intensive electricity supply.

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IPART Finalises Benchmark Range For NSW Solar Feed-In Tariffs

New South Wales solar feed in tariff

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s new benchmark range for solar feed in tariffs in New South Wales for 2018/19 is lower, and a time-varying option has also been introduced.

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Germany Generates 104 *Billion* Kilowatt Hours From Renewables In H1

Renewable Energy in Germany

During the first half of this year, Germany’s renewables fleet cranked out more than 100 billion kilowatt hours (100,000 gigawatt hours) of electricity according to E.ON.

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CEC Flags Solar Panel “Expiry Date” Deadline

CEC solar panel expiry reminder

While there’s no best-before or use-by dates for solar panels, there is an expiry date on PV modules that impacts on eligibility for Australia’s solar rebate.

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Victoria’s New Time Varying Solar Feed-In Tariff Is Worth Getting

VIC FiT

A new type of solar feed-in tariff is now available in Victoria.  It’s called a time varying tariff and the amount of money it pays for solar electricity depends on the time of day it’s sent into the grid.  It is worth less during off-peak periods, more during shoulder periods, and the most during peak […]

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Craig Kelly: Demonising Coal “An Act Of Treason”

Craig Kelly - Anti-coal treason

In the wee hours of this morning, Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly continued his attack on Australians opposed to coal, opining it was a crime against their country.

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Proposed SA/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer

South Australia - New South Wales interconnector

ElectraNet has published a draft report providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.

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Commercial Solar Pilot Program Proposed For Port Moresby

Solar power in Papua New Guinea

The use of grid-connected commercial solar power systems in Papua New Guinea is currently illegal. That may be about to change and the country’s commercial solar sector could kick off under a program that Australia will be a part of.

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City Of Sydney Shows Off Solar Power + Tesla Powerpack Installation

Tesla Powerpack installation - Sydney

The City Of Sydney’s new Alexandra Canal Depot in Alexandria boasts a bunch of solar panels on its rooftop and a shiny new Tesla Powerpack energy storage system.

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Tasmania’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Still In Limbo

Tasmania solar feed in tariff

The future of Tasmania’s solar feed in tariff from next year is still as unclear as when the Hodgman Liberal Government was returned to office in March.

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