Wholesale electricity prices in the National Electricity Market last year were at their lowest since 2015 says the Australian Energy Regulator. [Read more…]
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IPART Invites NSW Solar Owner Feed-in Tariff Feedback
NSW’s Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal is preparing its approach for calculating solar feed-in tariff rates in the years ahead and is calling on solar owners in the state to share their views and experiences. [Read more…]
Scrap Your Old Solar System & High Feed-in Tariff For A Bigger & Better Return
If you have a small, old system, replacing it with a bigger, more efficient modern system is worth serious consideration. Even if it means losing that premium feed-in-tariff you’ve enjoyed for all these years.
Do you have a faithful, old, 1.5 kilowatt solar system installed?
Has it sat on your roof churning photons into electrical energy for 10 years or more?
Has it earned you a heap of money because it gets an old, premium feed-in tariff far higher than anything available now? [Read more…]
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Invests In Ingenia Communities
Ingenia Communities Group has secured a $75 million debt facility with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) for carbon reduction and energy initiatives. [Read more…]
AEMO Virtual Power Plant Reports Released
The Australian Energy Market Operator has published its latest Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Knowledge Sharing Report and VPP Consumer Insights Interim Report. [Read more…]
Renewables Need More Long Distance Transmission. Low Interest Rates Can Make That Happen.
Long-distance transmission sends electrical energy from where it’s generated to where it’s used. If we had more of it, electricity prices would be lower, and the integration of solar and wind farms would be easier. Thanks to record low-interest rates, more of it is exactly what we’re going to get. [Read more…]
Queensland Solar For Rentals Rebate Trial Results
Queensland’s Department of Energy and Public Works has revealed some of the outcomes of a trial involving rebates for solar power system installations on private rental properties. [Read more…]
Glenrowan West Solar Farm Construction Reaches Final Phase
Victoria’s Glenrowan West Solar Farm has moved into the final phase of construction and is expected to commence commercial operation in March this year. [Read more…]
SA’s Wholesale Electricity Prices Now Lowest In Nation Thanks To Renewables
South Australia’s gone from embarrassingly expensive to the cheapest wholesale electricity in just 10 years.
Over the past 12 months wholesale electricity prices have tumbled across Australia. For the nation overall, they’re the lowest they’ve been for nine years. But one state did particularly well and a large part of its success was because it now generates over 60% of its electricity from wind and solar. [Read more…]
Are Solar Bins Possum Killers?
Wildlife welfare concerns have been raised over a potential trial of solar powered compacting bins by New South Wales’ Blue Mountains City Council. [Read more…]
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