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Cuts To Electricity Prices And Feed-in Tariffs From July Will Extend Solar Payback

May 25, 2020 2020-05-26T16:05:43 by 37 Comments
Electricity price and solar feed in tariff reductions

COVID-19 has contributed to wholesale electricity prices cuts, which should be reflected in your power bills from July.

The coronavirus has killed more than 340,000 people worldwide and taken a big bite out of economic activity.  Fortunately, Australia’s death toll has been low thanks to the effective response from medical professionals.

While we’ve gotten off lightly with regard to lives lost, there has been a sizable economic downturn.  This has caused wholesale electricity prices to drop, which you should see reflected your bills from July.  Unless you’re in Western Australia. [Read more…]

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Solar Farm Proposed For Kerang Airport

May 25, 2020 2020-05-25T06:20:49 by Leave a Comment
Kerang airport solar energy project

Image: Google Earth

Victoria’s Gannawarra Shire Council is considering leasing out unused land at Kerang Airport for a small utility-scale solar energy project. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Risen Energy Providing Solar Panels For Bushfire Relief Efforts

May 20, 2020 2020-05-20T06:36:29 by Leave a Comment

Risen solar panels Resilient Energy Collective

Risen Energy Australia says it will supply its solar panels for modular solar and energy storage systems being rolled out in bushfire affected communities. [Read more…]

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The Grid Wants To Control Your Solar Inverter — But Only For Good, Not Evil

May 11, 2020 2023-11-22T13:14:57 by 39 Comments
Solar inverter control

Thanks to a deficit of trust in government, people are rightly worried when they hear that ‘the government wants to be able to switch off their solar systems’.

On the 30th of April the AEMO or — as it’s known by the long-winded — Australian Energy Market Operator, published a significant report called Renewable Integration Study 1.  A few people read the summary and then wrote articles on how the grid wants to take control of people’s solar inverters; switching them on and off as they desire. [Read more…]

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Another Big Shopping Centre Solar Energy Rollout

May 7, 2020 2024-05-15T14:34:19 by Leave a Comment
Solar energy and shopping centres

Logan Hyperdome – post-solar panel makeover

Four major shopping centers in Queensland and one in Victoria are about to get a bunch of solar panels on their rooftops. [Read more…]

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“Stimulus Summit” Today: A Renewables-Led Economic Recovery

May 6, 2020 2020-05-06T09:13:41 by Leave a Comment

Stimulus Summit - Renewable Energy

The “Stimulus Summit” is a free online event being held today that will delve into government stimulus packages relating to renewables and climate change action, and discuss the critical role of decarbonisation in Australia’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…]

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A (Much) Bigger Solar Power System For Rosebud Aquatic Center

April 28, 2020 2020-04-28T11:21:24 by Leave a Comment

Rosebud Aquatic Centre - solar energy

The rooftop of the new Aquatic Center in Rosebud, Victoria will be sporting a much larger solar power system than originally anticipated says Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. [Read more…]

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Help! I’m Export Limited To Zero kW. Does Solar Make Any Sense?

April 27, 2020 2020-04-28T13:42:48 by 54 Comments
Zero export limited - solar power in Australia

If you are not allowed to export any of your solar electricity, is it still worth getting panels?

Some people in Australia can’t export solar electricity to the grid.  This is because their local Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) has export limited their home to zero kilowatts.  While this isn’t common — yet — it is a tragedy wrapped in personal economic pain. [Read more…]

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Bass Coast Shire Invites Climate Action Plan Community Involvement

April 10, 2020 2020-04-10T06:10:10 by Leave a Comment

Bass Coast Climate Action Plan

Victoria’s Bass Coast Shire Council is encouraging residents to contribute to the development of a climate action plan for the community. [Read more…]

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Idiots Insisting “Over 20% Renewables Is Impossible” Go Into Hiding. Won’t Be Missed.

April 8, 2020 2023-07-24T16:12:38 by 8 Comments
20 per cent renewable energy

A few years ago it was common to hear “Grids Can’t Handle More Than 20% Renewables”. South Australia (among others) would beg to differ.

I was talking to Finn on Sunday — electronically because computer viruses are less of a threat than biological ones these days — and I mentioned South Australia was producing much more electricity from renewables than it was consuming and that the surplus was being exported to Victoria.  There’s nothing unusual about this, especially on weekends, but it prompted Finn to ask… [Read more…]

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