If you are not allowed to export any of your solar electricity, is it still worth getting panels?
Some people in Australia can’t export solar electricity to the grid. This is because their local Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) has export limited their home to zero kilowatts. While this isn’t common — yet — it is a tragedy wrapped in personal economic pain. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock joined Sonya Feldhoff on ABC Radio Adelaide’s Afternoons program yesterday to discuss green loans for solar power systems. [Read more…]
Sydney’s City of Ryde has committed to 100 percent renewable energy for Council’s electricity requirements by 2030. [Read more…]
The scoping report has been submitted for a proposed major solar energy facility in New South Wales’ Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. [Read more…]
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Dubbo Regional Council has been scouting for suitable sites in the Wellington area to house solar farm construction workers – and their wallets. [Read more…]
Victoria’s Bass Coast Shire Council is encouraging residents to contribute to the development of a climate action plan for the community. [Read more…]
New South Wales’ Eurobodalla Shire Council recently sang the praises of residential and commercial solar power – and it has the experience under its belt to do so. [Read more…]
A few years ago it was common to hear “Grids Can’t Handle More Than 20% Renewables”. South Australia (among others) would beg to differ.
I was talking to Finn on Sunday — electronically because computer viruses are less of a threat than biological ones these days — and I mentioned South Australia was producing much more electricity from renewables than it was consuming and that the surplus was being exported to Victoria. There’s nothing unusual about this, especially on weekends, but it prompted Finn to ask… [Read more…]
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New South Wales’ Dubbo Regional Council has announced it is now a member of the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership (CPP) program. [Read more…]
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New South Wales’ Edward River Council is another step closer to what appears to be its first significant solar power installations. [Read more…]
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