New solar subsidies and energy efficiency rebates for some, power price hikes for others. Here’s what early 2018 has in store for electricity prices and home solar power in Australia.
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Queensland Government Appliance Rebate Scheme Announced
Queensland solar owners (and all Queenslanders) looking to further reduce their electricity bills can take advantage of a new energy efficiency rebate.
[Continue reading…]Green Light For Hay Sun Farm
Hay Shire Council has welcomed a decision by New South Wales’ Department of Planning and Environment approving the development of a major solar farm in the region.
[Continue reading…]Bifacial Solar Panels May — Straight Up — Dominate Australian Solar Farms
Last week I wrote about double glass bifacial panels that are able to use light coming from the front and behind, while on Christmas Eve I mentioned large scale solar farms are taking off in Australia. Because it’s the season for togetherness, I thought maybe we could put these two things together and make a […]
[Continue reading…]Northern Power Station’s Legacy Lingers
The South Australian city of Port Augusta was reportedly again shrouded in haze yesterday by dust emanating from the Northern Power Station site.
[Continue reading…]Basslink Failure Row Continues
There wasn’t a lot of peace and goodwill between Hydro Tasmania and Basslink Pty Ltd last week, with the pair clashing over the 2015/16 Basslink outage.
[Continue reading…]More Solar Road Pilot Projects Completed
Despite the technology’s challenges, the solar roads concept captured the public’s imagination a few years back – and projects have been ongoing.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar + Battery Installation Statistics
Late last year, Australia was experiencing somewhat of a frenzy of interest in solar + battery storage. How has that panned out?
[Continue reading…]UK : Record High For Renewables, Record Low For Coal And Gas
Renewable energy’s share of electricity generation in the UK hit a new Q3 record, while coal and gas based generation experienced a record low.
[Continue reading…]More Solar To Power Up In Mareeba Shire
Queensland’s Mareeba region will be racking up a bunch of solar panels in the near future after another large-scale PV project was granted the go-ahead last week.
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