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Why Your Solar Feed-In Tariff Is Lower Than Your Electricity Usage Tariff

November 30, 2020 2021-05-18T12:28:24 by Ronald Brakels 35 Comments

Why solar feed-in tariffs are lower than retail electricity prices

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…]

Filed Under: Electricity Prices

Senator Sam McMahon Still Backing Nuclear Power For NT

November 11, 2020 2020-11-11T05:38:09 by Michael Bloch 9 Comments

Senator Sam McMahon - nuclear and renewables

Senators Sam McMahon And Matt Canavan

Country Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory Dr. Sam McMahon has clarified her views on renewable energy, but remains steadfast in her support of nuclear power for the NT. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

NT Home And Business Battery Scheme Update

November 4, 2020 2020-11-04T06:01:52 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

The Northern Territory Government says more than 300 Territorians have applied for its Home and Business Battery Scheme (HBBS) grant. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

The Electric Mini In Australia — Awesome Performance, Lousy Warranty

November 2, 2020 2024-05-15T11:21:25 by Ronald Brakels 41 Comments

This is the third electric Mini Cooper SE to be sold in Australia and the first in Adelaide. Ronald spent the weekend with it. Here’s what he thought.

For two days last week, I managed to get my hands on an Electric Mini Cooper SE. I tried to take it for a spin, but its traction control wouldn’t let me, so the good news is it’s safe to drive. It was also a lot of fun. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles

Japan’s PM Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2050

October 27, 2020 2020-10-27T06:56:14 by Michael Bloch 3 Comments

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his country will become carbon-neutral by 2050 – and this has implications for Australia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Dr. Sam’s Sun Cable Spray

October 26, 2020 2024-07-02T14:53:34 by Michael Bloch 17 Comments

Country Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory Dr. Sam McMahon appears to have channelled Senator Matt Canavan in a reaction to the potential location of a massive solar and storage project- the Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL). [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Solar Project For Bedourie And Birdsville Progresses

September 17, 2020 2020-09-17T08:27:46 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

Queensland’s Diamantina Shire Council is getting ready to spend its Building Our Regions cash on dozens of solar power systems. [Read more…]

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ANU Claims Hydrogen At $2-3 A KG By 2030 — I Say Not Bloody Likely

September 7, 2020 2023-07-31T14:08:10 by Ronald Brakels 35 Comments

Hydrogen vs. emission offset natural gas

Hydrogen won’t be $2-3 per kilogram by 2030. It’ll be much cheaper!

Hydrogen is the car fuel of the future. Just not our future.

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Filed Under: Economics Of Solar

Air Pollution A Driver Of Increased Electricity Demand

August 18, 2020 2020-08-18T06:46:36 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

Image: NUS

A study out of the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found local ambient air pollution increases household electricity consumption – and more emissions. Australia may play a role in helping to address this. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News