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Crackdown On Dodgy Electricity Bill Discounts

Energy retailers will soon be prohibited from offering pseudo-discounts and a new investigation will determine whether Australian energy consumers are being gouged by networks in relation to corporate tax liabilities. [Read more…]

Positive News From Budget For Small Commercial Solar Power

There was little in Budget 2018-19 directly related to renewables, but small businesses have been provided an extended incentive to go solar. [Read more…]

Mandatory Home Solar Goes To The Vote In California

Compulsory solar in California

It’s widely expected a vote later this week on making solar power compulsory for new homes in California will pass muster. [Read more…]

Port Augusta Blows Off Steam Over Northern Power Station

Northern Power Station

Coal power may be gone from Port Augusta, but it’s certainly not forgotten. Some of that doesn’t involve misty-eyed memories and hasn’t been by choice. [Read more…]

Application Lodged For 1,500 MW Solar Farm In Queensland

1,500 megawatt solar farm - Queensland

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Queensland’s Somerset Regional Council has acknowledged it has received a development application for a 1,500 megawatt solar farm to be built east of Harlin. [Read more…]

SA’s Peterborough Solar Farm Completed

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What will be South Australia’s largest operating solar farm (for a short time) has been completed and is to be officially opened in a few weeks. [Read more…]

Clean Energy Regulator STC Compliance Activity Update

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator says it has recently undertaken compliance activities relating to the creation of small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar systems in Queensland and New South Wales – and it’s not done yet. [Read more…]

National Energy Guarantee Battle Heats Up

Josh Frydenberg and John Grimes

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In a fight between Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes, who would win?  [Read more…]

Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar

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Image: Campaspe Shire Council via Facebook.

As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot. [Read more…]

Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters

Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Sofar Solar) Mass Energy Inverter Recall

After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice. [Read more…]

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