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ACCC National Electricity Market Report Released

ACCC electricity market report

Residential electricity consumption jumped 10 per cent and bills increased by 7 per cent in 2020; but the ACCC is expecting to see lower household electricity bills in the NEM this year. [Read more…]

Ley Issues Deadline For Dealing With Solar Panel Waste

Solar panel waste deadline

Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley has again cranked up pressure on the solar industry to properly address solar panel waste created in Australia. [Read more…]

SA Electric Vehicle Tax Bill Looms

South Australia electric car tax

Victoria and New South Wales have played their cards on “road user charges” for electric vehicles – and South Australia will soon do the same. [Read more…]

Sussan Ley Puts Australia’s Solar Panel Industry “On Notice”

Solar panel recycling - Sussan Ley

In an address to the National Press Club yesterday, Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley issued a warning to the solar panel industry regarding solar panel recycling. [Read more…]

Perth Train And Bus Station Solar Panel Rollout Progress

Perth's bus and train station solar rollout

Eight bus stations and three railway stations in Perth have had solar power systems installed, with dozens more installations to come. [Read more…]

New Zealand Plugging In EVs To Clean Car Discount

Electric vehicle rebate New Zealand

Generous rebates will soon be available in New Zealand for zero and low-CO2 emission vehicles, and an added fee on the purchase of high-emission cars is on the horizon. [Read more…]

Lithgow City Council Launches Solar Panel Recycling Service

Solar panel recycling

Solar panels winding up at the tip in Lithgow, New South Wales are now being diverted for recycling. [Read more…]

18 Reasons Australians Don’t Install Solar – And Why They Should

Solar power in Australia

Millions of homes across Australia have solar panels. But there are many millions more that don’t – and are still 100% reliant on expensive grid electricity.

Here are the common reasons we hear for putting off a solar installation – and why in many cases these reasons are needlessly stopping Australians from achieving tiny electricity bills. [Read more…]

Be Wary Of Solar Rebate “Eligibility Quizzes” 

Solar rebate eligibility

You don’t need to jump through hoops or give away personal information to find out if you qualify for the federal “solar rebate”. It’s really simple. [Read more…]

Hunter Water Solar Rollout Progress

Hunter Water and solar power

Another installation has recently been completed in NSW’s Hunter Water’s shift to harnessing solar energy to help power its operations. [Read more…]

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