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17.5MW Of Solar PV For Massive NT Prawn Farm Project

Solar power for Northern Territory prawn farm.

Solar panels image: andreas160578

 

Update: This ‘proposed’ project didn’t – in the end – happen :-(.   HT:Phil Maker

 

A proposed Northern Territory aquaculture project of huge proportions that will utilise solar power has moved a step closer to reality.

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Australian States Lighting The Way On Renewable Energy

Renewables Ready : States Leading The Charge
Australia’s states and territories are lifters and the Federal Government continues to be a leaner on renewable energy and emissions reduction.

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NT’s Daly River Solar + Storage Project A “Shining Light”

Hybrid diesel, solar and storage

SETuP Solar + Battery At Daly River (Nauiyu) | Image: ARENA

The remote aboriginal community of Daly River will be the first in the Northern Territory to reach 50% renewables, thanks to solar and battery storage, and will serve as a model for powering others. [Read more…]

What Does The Reduced STC Price Mean For Solar?

Solar salesperson

STC prices dropping means solar prices have risen. What has that done to solar payback times?

We were warned.

We all knew this was coming.

But who among us was prepared for the recent tumble in the price of STCs that lower the cost of rooftop solar?

Well, I was. [Read more…]

Solar Panels Helping To Power More Remote NT Communities

SETuP - Northern Territory

Solar Energy Transformation Program saving on diesel | Panel Image: Smaack, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

The Northern Territory Government has announced commissioning completion of 3.325 MW of solar power capacity in ten remote Aboriginal communities.

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July Solar Feed-In Tariff Increase Roundup

Australian solar feed in tariff increases

Solar panel image: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0

Other electricity retailers have announced solar feed in tariff increases since AGL’s recent announcement – find out how much you could be getting for your solar power from July 2017.

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Solar Power’s Role In NT’s Economic Development Framework

Renewable Energy - Northern Territory

Solar energy and the Northern Territory’s future | Images : NT Government

Unveiled yesterday, the Northern Territory Government’s Economic Development Framework says solar is the most promising way to achieve the government’s renewable energy target.

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July 2017 Australian Electricity Price Rise Roundup

Power cost increases in Australia

Electricity companies to count even more of Australians’ money | Image: Public Domain

Rising energy costs appear to be the third thing you can be assured of in life in Australia these days.  Here’s a look at the looming impacts in each state in relation to major electricity retailers.

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Does Rooftop Solar Hurt The Have Nots?

a poor mother paying for a prince's solar

Do solar rebates result in the poor subsidising the rich?

If you spend a significant amount of time on the internet, which I can’t recommend as it is a silly place, then you may have come across people who claim rooftop solar is an enormous scam that depends on government subsidies unfairly taken from those who can’t install it, or choose not to. [Read more…]

Applications For NT’s Home Improvement Scheme Closing

Northern Territory Home Improvement Scheme

Homeowners in the Northern Territory looking to take advantage of HIS vouchers to help finance the installation of solar power systems only have until tomorrow to get their applications submitted.

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