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Hobsons Bay Council Headed For Carbon Neutrality

Hobsons Bay carbon neutrality

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Victoria’s Hobsons Bay City Council appears confident it will reach its goal of attaining “carbon neutrality” in terms of its own operations in 2020. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 32 – Days Of Wine And Panels

Finn and Ronald discuss battery fails, AusNet forcing new solar households onto ToU, hydrogen hype, LG’s new AC solar panel and more. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 31 – The C Word

SQ cops a cranky caller, getting the most from solar power, concerns over the CEC’s Approved Solar Retailer Scheme and more. [Read more…]

Adelaide Climate Strike Protestors Deserve Climate Justice

climate strike placard - it's as simple as solar

Small Protestors Take To Streets In A Big Way

On Friday I took to the streets as part of the Climate Strike protest.  It was something I had to do.  Something I owed to my children.  Something I owed quite literally, as they had paid me 60 cents to attend. [Read more…]

Yarra City Council’s 100% Renewables Powered Electric Tipper

Yarra City Council - electric tipper

Victoria’s Yarra City Council recently acquired an electric tipper truck, said to be the first of its type in Australia. [Read more…]

Millions Gear Up For Global Climate Strike

Global Climate Strike

Tomorrow marks the start of climate protests across the planet on a scale that is likely to be the largest the world has ever seen. [Read more…]

More Solar Energy For Gippsland Water

Gippsland Water - solar energy

Victoria’s Gippsland Water announced last week it had installed more than 1,800 solar panels as part of its quest to slash the corporation’s carbon emissions. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 30 – Solar Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Finn and Ronald discuss how much deposit you should pay your solar installer, a major proposed wind/solar/storage project in SA, Project EnergyConnect and much more. [Read more…]

How Big A Deposit Should You Pay Your Solar Installer?

Solar power system installation deposits information

What are the rules about deposits when buying solar power systems?

This post is going to be light on words, but the topic is worth covering. It arose from a couple of questions SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock asked me to research: what’s a “normal” start-work deposit to offer a solar PV installer, and is there deposit protection for consumers? [Read more…]

South Australian Energy Minister Talks Up Project EnergyConnect

Project EnergyConnect

SA’s Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan was again spruiking the virtues of a SA-NSW interconnector yesterday. [Read more…]

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