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Sandy Creek Solar Farm Finally Gets Green Light

Sandy Creek Solar Farm project

A proposed 12MW solar farm pretty much on the doorstep of a town near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales is good to go (Note: this story was updated 19th January with a couple of corrections). [Read more…]

Coal Uses 100x More Mined Material Than Solar Per kWh Generated

Coal vs. solar power - mining materials

On Christmas Eve, on Twitter, DaveMySpace asked this question: [Read more…]

Goulburn River Solar Farm Project Progress

Goulburn River Solar Farm - New South Wales

A huge proposed solar and battery storage project in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Region has taken another small step forward. [Read more…]

Should You Get Solar Analytics For Your System?

Finn’s a big fan of advanced solar power system monitoring, particularly the Australian-developed Solar Analytics solution. Here’s why. [Read more…]

Don’t Install A Smaller Solar System To Get A Higher Feed In Tariff. Here’s Why..

Solar feed in tariffs and system size limits

Finding a high feed-in tariff is becoming harder. Our feed-in-tariff comparison tool makes the job easier, but increasingly electricity retailers are putting system size limits on their most generous solar feed-in rates. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Prices: December 2021 Update

Australian Solar Price Index - December 2021

The cost of home solar power systems increased across much of Australia in November, but not all states saw a price hike. [Read more…]

Big Bucks For Big Batteries In Australia

Grid scale battery funding - ARENA

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $100 million competitive funding round for grid scale batteries. [Read more…]

More Success For Australia’s SunDrive: First Solar Panel Produced

SunDrive solar panels - Australian made

If you’re thinking of buying Australian-made solar panels in the future, here’s a company to watch – Sydney-based SunDrive. [Read more…]

Solar Inverter Integrated DC Isolator Mayhem Continues

Solar inverters and integrated DC isolators in Australia

Solar installers and inverter manufacturers are tearing their hair out over a spanner thrown into the works relating to new inverter standards in Australia. And the clock is ticking. [Read more…]

Solar Power Program Still Helping Bushfire Affected Communities 

REConstruct solar program

An initiative to supply community organisations affected by the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires with free solar power systems is continuing to work away at getting panels onto rooftops. [Read more…]

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