4,136 panels have been installed over a car park at Flinders University’s Bedford Park campus in South Australia. [Read more…]
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Victoria Solar Rebate Update — Get Your Fresh Details Here!
Victoria’s Solar Rebate Update — Get Your Fresh Details Here While They’re Hot!
Victoria’s Solar Homes rebate program was announced on Sunday and this article I wrote on it was published yesterday. Since then fresh information has come to light on the State Government’s Solar Victoria site. This article covers what’s new including details on a $1,000 solar hot water rebate. [Read more…]
Victorian Solar Rebate Explained: Up To 50% off Solar – Starting Now
A massive new solar subsidy is now available in Victoria. Here’s how it works and how much it can save you.
Hey, Victorians! Listen up! If you want solar panels your state government has just made things fantastic for you. They will now cover up to half the cost of a new solar power system. [Read more…]
Is AGL’s ‘Solar Savers’ 20c Feed-In Tariff A Good Deal?
AGL’s 20 cent feed-in tariff could be a good deal for efficient homes with over 5 kilowatts of inverter capacity.
If I were to ask:
“Would you like a 20 cent feed-in tariff for the electricity your solar system sends into the grid?”
Chances are at least some of you would reply:
“A whole 20 cents? That’s more than what I’m getting now, so yeah, baby! Yeah!”
Large Scale Solar Project On The Cards For SA’s Moonta
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A solar farm may soon be putting old mining land on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula to good use. [Read more…]
Chaff Mill Solar + Battery Storage Project Update
The community feedback period relating to the development application for Chaff Mill Solar Farm in South Australia’s mid-north, which will incorporate battery storage, closes this Friday. [Read more…]
SunTenants: A Simple Way To Get Solar On Rented Roofs?
Suntenants offers simple solar for renters.
Update August 25th 2021: Sun Tenants is no longer in operation.
Almost one-third of Australians live in rental properties. This is a problem because tenants don’t like paying their own money to put solar panels on their landlord’s roof and few landlords see solar power as a good investment. Because of this, lots of the population are missing out on the savings solar slathers all over electricity bills. It also prevents the world benefiting from the extra clean energy that would be generated. [Read more…]
AEMO Releases Integrated System Plan For National Electricity Market
While some are seeing an important AEMO report as a big win for coal – it’s anything but. However, what it envisions still leaves us with coal power capacity hanging around for a long time; albeit continually dwindling. [Read more…]
The ACCC Wants To Lower Electricity Prices Even If It Kills You
Ending the “Solar Rebate” will save households $18 per year and kill people. Nice one ACCC.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, or ACCC, published a report last Wednesday titled Restoring electricity affordability and Australia’s competitive advantage. Michael alerted people about it here and wrote more here. The opening lines of the report don’t pull any punches and begins with: [Read more…]
Flinders Power Fined A Pittance Over Port Augusta Dust Event
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South Australia’s Environment Protection Authority has reportedly fined Flinders Power just $2,200 for a dust and coal fly-ash event that impacted Port Augusta residents last year. [Read more…]
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