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Solar Installers To Rally Outside Premier Andrews’ Office Today

Premier Andrews and Lily D'Ambrosio

Premier Andrews and Minister D’Ambrosio in happier solar days

While Lily isn’t listening, Dan might – and the Victorian Premier will hear more today when solar installers gather outside his office in Melbourne to protest the PV rebate sending them broke. [Read more…]

Another Sewage Treatment Facility Turns To Solar Energy

Solar power Kenilworth

Queensland’s Unitywater has installed solar panels at its Kenilworth sewage treatment plant and added another interesting green feature. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 24 – A Chilly Reception

Discover why Finn won’t turn on heating in SolarQuotes’ office. The pair also chat about SwitchDin’s little box of tricks, Tesla Megapack, Enphase and more. [Read more…]

Indigo Council Declares Climate Emergency, Aims For 100% Renewables

Indigo Shire Council

Victoria’s Indigo Shire Council voted to declare a climate emergency last week and join dozens of councils looking to slash emissions and energy costs with a renewables PPA. [Read more…]

Solar Panels Powering Penguin Parade Visitor Centre

Solar energy - Phillip Island Visitor Center

Image: Phillip Island Nature Parks

A new $58.2 million visitor centre on Victoria’s Phillip Island featuring a large-scale solar panel installation was officially opened last week by Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio. [Read more…]

Solar Power For Wodonga’s Sewage Treatment Plant

Solar energy for Wodonga sewage treatment facility

Wastewater treatment plant at Wodonga

The construction of a 3MW solar farm to help power Wodonga’s sewage treatment plant should commence this year according to North East Water. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 23 – Rebate Rumblings And Battery Blather

Finn and Ronald discuss the recent Victorian solar rally, SA Home Battery Scheme progress, Tesla Powerwall 2 price drop, Ronald locking horns with SA’s Energy Minister, EV charging from home batteries and more. [Read more…]

South Australian Home Battery Scheme Statistics

SA Home Battery Scheme

South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme subsidy has been active for around 10 months, so how’s it faring? [Read more…]

A Big Week For Big Solar In Australia

Large-scale solar energy in Australia

A lot has been happening on the large-scale solar energy front in Australia in the past week – here’s a roundup of some of the notable events. [Read more…]

Noosa, City Of Melbourne Councils Declaring Climate Emergencies

Climate Emergency Declaration

Image: Rohan Leppert via Twitter

Two more Australian councils are joining the growing number of local governments to declare climate emergencies – Noosa Shire and City of Melbourne. [Read more…]

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