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SA’s Remote Solar Disconnect/Reconnect Explained

In this video, chartered electrical engineer and SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock sets the record straight on “solar shutdown” capabilities in South Australia. [Read more…]

Huge Solar Panel Installation For Chadstone Shopping Centre

Vicinity Chadstone - Solar Power

Vicinity Centres’ Chadstone Shopping Centre in Victoria will have thousands of solar panels installed next year, which will also provide shade for shoppers’ vehicles. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2020

auSSII solar report - December 2020

The proportion of Australians considering an immediate solar power system purchase was very high in November. Discover how high and more in the latest SolarQuotes auSSII report. [Read more…]

Why Your Solar Feed-In Tariff Is Lower Than Your Electricity Usage Tariff

Why solar feed-in tariffs are lower than retail electricity prices

To understand why solar feed-in tariffs are comparatively low, you need to understand how your electricity bill sausage is made. Image credit

In this article, I am going to take a typical electricity bill and break it down into its components. 

I told Finn I was doing this for two sensible reasons:

  1. To let people know where their electricity dollar goes.
  2. To show where solar feed-in tariffs come from and why they are significantly less than electricity’s retail price.

But the main reason is I hate electricity bills and enjoy breaking them into pieces. [Read more…]

TRY’s VPP A VIC Premier’s Sustainability Awards Finalist

Totally Renewable Yackandandah

Totally Renewable Yackandandah’s Virtual Power Plant project was recently named a finalist in Victoria’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 – community category. [Read more…]

AAA Revs Up On Electric Vehicle Tax Support

Electric Car Tax - AAA

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is again calling on the Federal Government to implement a nationally consistent road user charge for electric vehicles. [Read more…]

Click Energy: Best Feed-in Tariffs But Not Always Best Deal 

Click Energy solar feed in tariff review

Click Energy provides high feed-in tariffs — If your inverter is 5kW or less.

If you:

  • want a high solar feed-in tariff.
  • have a solar inverter 5 kilowatts or less.
  • have low grid electricity consumption 

…then Click Energy may be the best choice of electricity retailer to minimize your electricity bills (or maximize credit received). [Read more…]

CEC Solar Code Of Conduct Reauthorised

CEC Approved Solar Retailer

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted re-authorisation to the Clean Energy Council for its Solar Retailer Code of Conduct. [Read more…]

Health Coalition Calls For Greater Commitment To Climate Change Action

Health coalition - renewable energy

Imagine if climate change was addressed with the same energy, urgency and resources as tackling COVID-19. That’s what a collective of Australian health care organisations want to see happen. [Read more…]

Rooftop Solar Export “Tax” Draft Determination Deferred

Solar export charges

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) said on Thursday its draft determination on proposed National Electricity Rule (NER) changes impacting rooftop solar and other distributed energy resources will be delayed. [Read more…]

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