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Punters Surprised: Prices Publicised Show Batteries Subsidised Cost More Than Surmised

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Prices Sonnen Has Published Show Their SA Subsidised Batteries Of Any Size Ain’t Cheap!

In what could have been good news, Sonnen’s Australian website now gives prices for home battery systems bought directly from them after the South Australian battery subsidy is applied.  [Read more…]

How Virtual Power Plants Can Improve Battery Payback

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Virtual Power Plants: What Are They And Can They Make Batteries Pay?

I’m really excited to have this opportunity to tell you about Virtual Power Plants.  I’m virtually beside myself with excitement.  That’s not just a horrible joke.  I’ve actually written little bits of this post in a variety of houses and used t’internet to store each file in the cloud.  Once I’m done pasting them all together I’m sure you won’t be able to tell the difference between this and an article that was centrally generated. [Read more…]

Solar Power For New Sydney Fish Markets

New Sydney Fish Markets

Image: UrbanGrowth NSW

The new Sydney Fish Market will include solar panels – but it won’t be a straightforward installation given the “fish-scale” roof design. [Read more…]

Go-Ahead Given For Vales Point Solar Farm

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Vales Point Power Station | Image: Public Domain

The New South Wales Department of Planning & Environment has approved an application for a large-scale solar farm at the site of the coal-fired clunker, Vales Point Power Station. [Read more…]

Cannon-Brookes Throws Down Gauntlet On PM’s “Bullshit” Fair Dinkum Power

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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has taken exception to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s “fair dinkum power” approach and is creating a brand from the three words. [Read more…]

JinkoSolar, SunPower And Trina Solar Announcements

Trina Solar, SunPower and JinkoSolar

Three of the world’s biggest solar panel manufacturers have published announcements in the last couple of days relating to significant solar projects, two of which are in Australia. [Read more…]

ACT Fair Trading Commissioner Issues Solar Consumer Alert

Solar Installer Consumer Alert

The ACT Commissioner For Fair Trading has warned Canberrans to steer clear of a dodgy solar retailer that has been operating in the Territory. [Read more…]

Enphase Energy And Longi Solar Partner On AC Panels

Longi Solar and Enphase Energy

Enphase energised Longi Solar AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters will be making an appearance soon. [Read more…]

Amber Electric: Buy & Sell Your Electricity At Wholesale Prices? Not Quite…

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Amber Electric review: low prices and moderate solar feed-in tariff, but could be the best retailer for battery owners.

As I’m sure you’re aware, in this country we pay through the nose for grid power.  Electricity bills are so high I’m surprised the police aren’t required to random drug test them.  [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council Beefing Up Solar Power Capacity

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Image: Tweed Shire Council

New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council will have more than doubled its solar energy capacity by the end of this year  – and there’s more to come. [Read more…]

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