The financial case for home solar keeps getting better | Currency image: cogdogblog, Public Domain
In some very good news for Australian solar power system owners, AGL Energy has announced huge increases to its retailer solar feed-in tariffs.
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Energy Price Rises In NSW And SA From July 1
More gas and electricity price hip pocket pain : Image: Laura Mason
Residential and small business electricity customers in South Australia and New South Wales are about to get whacked with hefty increases in power costs.
Solar Power Funding For Food Rescue Groups
More solar energy for Foodbank | Image: LG
The Australian Federal Government is providing $1.2 million in funding to assist food rescue groups reduce their energy costs and boost their food storage capabilities.
Costa Looks To Solar Power For Mushroom Growing Operations
Growing in the dark, powered by the sun? Image: Costa Group
Australia’s largest mushroom producer is expanding operations in South Australia; with solar energy on the cards to help power it.
Electricity Bills Are Rising Because Of A Lack of Competition And Coalition Opposition To Renewables
Ronald unveils the true culprit behind current electricity price rises.
Australia’s grid electricity prices are about to soar so high they’ll probably suffer from altitude sickness. Households in all states, with the possible exception of Tasmania, are looking at increases in electricity bills of roughly 20% over the next two to three years. [Read more…]
World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Connected To The Grid
Solar power making use of what coal wrecked | Image : Sungrow
A 40MW floating solar farm, constructed on what would otherwise be a “useless” area due to the impacts of coal mining, has been connected to the mains electricity grid in Huainan, China.
Natural Gas Blamed For Rising Electricity Prices But Is Not the Main Villain
Is the rising electricity price really all down to gas prices?
Last week I wrote about how electricity prices in Australia are about to shoot so high the International Space Station will have to take evasive action. It appears it’s not enough for the electricity sector to make Australians pay ridiculous prices, they are going to force us to go right to ludicrous. [Read more…]
Solar Owners Secure As Electricity Prices & Solar Feed-In Tariffs Rise
If you own a good-sized solar power system, rising electricity prices are not a worry, in fact some solar owners will see their bills decrease thanks to rising feed-in-tariffs.
Australians don’t pay the highest electricity prices in the world, but we’re working on it. [Read more…]
Federal Budget Confirms Cash For Solar Thermal In Port Augusta
Port Augusta solar thermal power station rendering – SolarReserve
There will be many happy folks in the South Australian city of Port Augusta this morning after last night’s Budget confirmed investment support for a solar thermal power station project.
The ‘SA Energy Crisis’ Is A Myth Peddled By Liars
If you repeat a message long and loud enough many people will accept it as true.
At the start of the month I wrote that South Australia’s grid was in disarray. I warned that more blackouts were inevitable as soon as summer rolled around again or adverse weather struck.
With my warning I wanted to give people a sense of perilous urgency on the need to do something about the dilapidated state of the grid that we depend upon for our jobs, our well being, and civilization itself.
But that was on April Fools Day.
I wasn’t serious. [Read more…]
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