The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Commission has given its nod to power purchase agreements offering the utility dirt cheap solar + storage supplied electricity. [Read more…]
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Another Huge Renewable Energy Park Proposed For South Australia
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Further details of a proposed $1 billion wind, solar and battery storage project for South Australia’s Mid-North will be revealed today. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 29 – Powerwall Price Shenanigans
Finn and Ronald discuss the Tesla Powerwall 2 price drop in SA, Victoria’s solar rebate rollout, Chinese panels with a German-ish name and more. [Read more…]
Bandt Tells Taylor To Do His Job And Extend The RET
Greens climate change spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has called on Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor to “end the war on renewables” and extend Australia’s Renewable Energy Target. [Read more…]
Tales From The Customer Frontline: How Rocco Was Burned By Feed-in Tariff/Hot Water Rules, And Won
Rocco was burned by rules saying he could not have a solar feed-in-tariff AND off-peak hot water.
Updated with comment from United Energy: A tale brought to our attention by reader Rocco is a handy reminder customers and retailers need to read the fine print of their solar feed-in-tariff contracts – and also brought to our attention how complex wholesaler and retailer rules can get. [Read more…]
Amerisolar Panels To Be De-listed By CEC (Again)
Australia’s Clean Energy Council announced last night all Amerisolar solar panels will be removed from the CEC approved modules list this week. [Read more…]
More Solar Power For South Melbourne Market
City of Port Phillip council has had an additional 612 solar panels installed on the rooftop of South Melbourne Market. [Read more…]
Australia’s First Operational Reclaimed Landfill Solar Farm
What’s claimed to be Australia’s first solar farm built on a capped landfill site has been commissioned in Albury, New South Wales. [Read more…]
Grid Voltage Rise Is Getting Worse And That’s A Problem For Solar Owners
If your inverter sees a grid voltage that is too high for too long, Australian Standards mandate it disconnects from the grid. Before the voltage is so high it disconnects, your inverter may also reduce its power output in response to high grid voltages.
There’s a lot of fear-mongering about how the rise of renewables threatens our power grids, but a real problem getting real attention from the industry is how voltage rises on our mostly old and inflexible infrastructure stops customers from getting the most out of their solar PV installations. [Read more…]
Suburban Solar Farm Raises Ire Of Springvale South Residents
Plans to build a solar farm next to a residential area in a Melbourne suburb have been met with backlash from some in the local community. [Read more…]
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