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Solar Energy Helps Councils Shine At Awards

LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards - Solar

The use of solar power has assisted a couple of councils towards a win in Local Government NSW’s (LGNSW’s) Excellence in the Environment Awards. [Read more…]

Blacktown City Council Solar Panel Installation Complete

Blacktown City Council solar panel installation

The installation of solar panels for a 707kW PV project for Sydney’s Blacktown City Council involving multiple sites was completed last week according to Risen Energy Australia. [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council’s Wind/Solar Energy PPA Kicks In

Tweed Shire Council solar energy

New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council has commenced a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement that will see more than half its electricity for larger sites being generated by wind and solar farms. [Read more…]

Moreton Bay Council Steaming Ahead With Weed Control

Quik Steam and solar power

Queensland’s Moreton Bay Regional Council is now using steam to whack weeds instead of herbicides, with a little help from solar power. Emphasis on the little. [Read more…]

More Coal Country Councils Reaffirm Commitment To Climate Action

Cities Power Partnership

Seven out of ten local governments in New South Wales’ largest coal-producing area, the Hunter Region, are now part of the Cities Power Partnership. [Read more…]

Bayside City Council Claims Carbon Neutrality

Bayside City Council and solar energy

Bayside City Council Operations Centre | Google Earth

With a helping hand from solar panels, Victoria’s Bayside City Council says it is the first Council in the state’s south-east to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations. [Read more…]

Geelong Council Going For Renewables Gold

Geelong Council and solar power

The City of Greater Geelong has adopted an environment strategy that will see it increasingly turning to renewable energy. [Read more…]

Sydney’s Inner West Council Residents Can Become “Solar Gardeners”

Solar garden

Some of the many residents of Sydney’s Inner West Council area currently locked out of solar savings will have the opportunity to access them through a proposed PV project 500 kilometres away. [Read more…]

Shepparton Council Kicks Off Community Sustainability Grants

Solar panels in Shepparton

Greater Shepparton City Council’s Community Sustainability Grant program could provide a great opportunity for groups to get solar panels on their rooftops. [Read more…]

Hobsons Bay City Council VPP To Maximise Solar Self-Consumption

Hobsons Bay VPP - virtual power plant

Melbourne’s Hobsons Bay City Council has announced a Virtual Power Plant project that will involve the installation of solar panels on dozens more of its buildings initially and community participation down the track. [Read more…]

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