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Solar Panels On A South Facing Roof Can Pay Anywhere In Australia

South facing panels - worth it in Australia

TLDR: Can you put solar panels facing south in Australia? Hell yeah!

In 2010, when Australian rooftop solar power really started to take off, nearly every Australian solar system faced north to maximise energy yield.  But today, on an unshaded roof, panels facing any direction can pay for themselves.  This includes the ‘worst’ direction: south. [Read more…]

“Interest-Free” Solar And Battery Bundles – What You Should Know

Interest free solar

Zero interest finance solar power and battery storage deals can be tempting – but crunch the numbers and shop around to see if you can get a better deal. [Read more…]

Health Care Workers Stage Coal Power Protest At AGL HQ

Coal power protest - AGL Melbourne

Doctors, nurses and other health care workers gathered at AGL’s Melbourne headquarters yesterday, calling on the company to totally ditch coal power and replace it with renewables by 2030. [Read more…]

Bendigo Bank Chooses Australian-Made Solar Panels For HQ

Bendigo Bank solar panels

Bendigo Bank’s national headquarters in Victoria is sporting rooftop solar panels manufactured across the border in South Australia. [Read more…]

Melbourne Airport’s Solar Farm Officially Opened

Melbourne Airport solar farm

A 12MW solar farm near the north-south runway of Melbourne Airport has finally officially had its day in the sun (with a lot more to come). [Read more…]

Albanese Spruiks Powering Australia Plan In Press Club Speech

Anthony Albanese - Labor and renewable energy

Australia’s best days are ahead of us said Labor Leader Anthony Albanese in his National Press Club speech and Q&A yesterday that covered everything from rats (the test kind) to renewable energy. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: January 2022 Update

Solar power prices in Australia - January 2022 update

Australians were paying more per watt for solar power systems on average last month, but there was a surprise in the popular 6.6kW category. [Read more…]

Solar Export Tariff Draft Guidelines Released

Solar export tariff guidelines - Australia

Draft guidelines for solar export tariffs – a potential charge for exporting electricity into the grid – have been released for comment; and no doubt there will be plenty. [Read more…]

Australian Firm Aims For Cleaner Cremation With Green Hydrogen

Cremation with green hydrogen

As more Australians look to lowering their carbon footprint in death as in life, renewables-based hydrogen could play a role. [Read more…]

Sandy Creek Solar Farm Finally Gets Green Light

Sandy Creek Solar Farm project

A proposed 12MW solar farm pretty much on the doorstep of a town near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales is good to go (Note: this story was updated 19th January with a couple of corrections). [Read more…]

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