Update: Feb 27 2015:Â Please note the date on this blog post is October 2010 – so the information is out of date. The best way to find good electricity tariff deals for solar owners in 2015Â is the surprisingly good government website: www.energymadeeasy.gov.au Go to that website, click on the red ‘residential’ button, enter your postcode, […]
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Is this the daftest solar power promotion in Australia?
Watching the late movie on TV last night the most ridiculous ad for solar power I have ever seen came on. I nearly fell off my sofa when I saw that if you buy a 1.5kW solar system from these guys, they’ll throw in a ‘free’ 50″ plasma TV. Large Plasma TV’s are, of course, the […]
[Continue reading…]Daily Telegraph gets on its high horse about Solar Power and Electricity prices
I’ve been in Sydney for a couple of days (including a really interesting tour of Silex Solar’s impressive Solar Panel factory at Olympic Park). I picked up the Daily Telegraph in the hotel this morning to see the front page screaming about electricity prices. According to the paper, the only person who can bring NSW […]
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Is Global Warming a Hoax and Solar Power a waste of time?
Most of my websites are all about energy efficiency and also using technologies like solar power to get your electricity bills down. Of course, a huge motivation to do this is that many people believe that CO2 emissions damage the environment though global warming. Other people are motivated financially. Others just like the thought of […]
[Continue reading…]How to build a giant Solar Powered Oven
Follow these eight steps to making sure your house gets as hot as possible in summer: powered by nothing other than the sun! (Why not? It’s how most Australian Builders design houses)
[Continue reading…]NSW Solar Bonus Scheme
As the fireworks erupted from Sydney Harbour Bridge at 12:01am January 1 2010, the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme opened for business. It means that NSW solar panel owners will be able to collect 60c for every kWh produced for at least the next 7 years. It will be available to panel buyers until all the […]
[Continue reading…]Huge Subsidies (and waiting lists) for Solar Hot Water in QLD
The Queensland Solar Hot Water program is delivering and installing $500 systems for eligible Queenslanders and $100 for pensioners. But as you might expect, there is the mother of all waiting lists. To date more than 850 customers have been allocated to suppliers to conduct inspections and install new systems. By the end of this […]
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