In what’s been a rather dark year, it’s always nice to have a bit of good news. Electricity costs look set to continue to fall for many Australian households over the next couple of years, but their mileage will vary. [Read more…]
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Work To Start Soon On Melbourne Water’s Huge Solar Farm
Construction of one of the largest behind-the-meter solar power installations in Australia is set to begin in January at Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP). [Read more…]
Ravenswood Solar Farm Decision Tonight
Victoria’s Mount Alexander Shire Council will decide the fate of FRV’s development application for a proposed solar farm in Ravenswood South this evening. [Read more…]
NAB Takes Another Step Towards 100% Renewable Electricity
National Australia Bank has signed a three-year deal with Engie involving the purchase of renewable energy certificates to offset power used in all NAB’s Australian branches. [Read more…]
Renewables Now 60% Of South Australian Electricity Generation
The 21st century has brought radical change to South Australian electricity generation. Eighteen years ago SA had the least renewable energy in the country thanks to hydroelectricity being a tough sell in a location as dry as a Sao biscuit and twice as flat. [Read more…]
RACV Donating $1 Million Worth Of Solar + Battery System Installations
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has announced it will install dozens of solar power and battery storage systems at no cost in bushfire-prone communities over the next couple of years. [Read more…]
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 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
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
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:
- To let people know where their electricity dollar goes.
- 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…]
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