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SA Power Networks has been given the green light to remotely and temporarily shut down solar power systems in “rare circumstances” from September 28. Here’s what it means for new and existing solar owners, as we currently understand the situation. [Read more…]
The notification period for Neoen’s proposed Goyder South Hybrid Renewable Energy Facility in South Australia’s Mid-North commenced yesterday. [Read more…]
Work has begun on installing 30,000 solar panels at Happy Valley Reservoir Reserve in Adelaide’s south and a bunch of solar panels were recently installed at SA Water sites on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. [Read more…]
In light of an inverter rule change in South Australia kicking in from September this year, SA Power Networks has altered its requirements relating to like-for-like solar inverter replacements carried out under warranty. [Read more…]
State energy ministers can rightly claim that they have acted well in advance of the Federal Government. But there remain worrying divisions between the states that could turn into faultlines. [Read more…]
The Australian Energy Council publishes a report on solar every quarter. I’ve just read through the latest one. There are only 11 pages of text and graphics, so it’s not too much of an effort if you want to read the whole thing yourself here.
But since we live a world where everyone is as busy as bees — except for people stuck at home in Melbourne — I’ll make use of my surplus of serenity by summarizing the report. [Read more…]
ACT Labor will offer interest-free loans for solar power, home batteries, and heat pump hot water systems to Canberra households. But there is a catch. This will only happen if they win the election starting on the 28th of September and ending on the 17th of October. [Read more…]
The equivalent to around a quarter of the electricity requirements of Westminster School in Adelaide’s south-west is now being supplied by solar panels. [Read more…]
Solar feed-in tariffs are what you get paid when your rooftop solar power system sends energy into the grid. Their value will decrease in the future. This is inevitable. As more solar capacity is built it will drive down the price of daytime electricity. [Read more…]
That should probably read going solar for bananas1 – but anyhow. A new facility in Melbourne with the capacity to ripen 350 million pieces of fruit every year is being powered with solar energy. [Read more…]
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