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Victorian Greens Continue Push For 100% Renewable Energy By 2030

Victoria Greens - renewable energy

Dr. Tim Read MP | via Facebok

The Victorian Greens will move an amendment in State Parliament this week to boost the Victorian Renewable Energy Target for 2030 to 100%. [Read more…]

Who Has The Cheapest Electricity Plans For Solar Owners?

Winner's podium showing cheapest electricity plans for 6.5kW solar owners -- Amaysim, Origin, and Energy Australia.

The cheapest electricity plans for 6.5kW solar owners (with median self-consumption) are Amaysim, Origin, and Energy Australia.

The three most populous states — and South Australia — all have electricity retailer choice.  This gives people the freedom to choose the electricity plan that’s best for them, while electricity retailers do their best to stop that from happening. [Read more…]

Avonlie Solar Farm Application Approved

Avonlie solar farm

The Avonlie Solar Farm project in New South Wales recently received development approval from the state’s Department of Planning & Environment. [Read more…]

More Australian Councils Make Climate Emergency Declarations

Three more Australian councils have declared climate emergencies in the past week – Lismore, Wollongong and Launceston. Meanwhile, the Australian Government is reportedly playing silly buggers at an important climate summit. [Read more…]

New Coal Ad Campaign Coming Soon To A Screen Near You

Australian coal ad campaign

Ready to get proud about the future of Australian coal power? An upcoming ad campaign from Coal21 reportedly has this goal in mind and to make coal great again. [Read more…]

Tesla Megapack Unveiled

Tesla Megapack - Utility Scale Energy Storage

The interwebs were abuzz yesterday with news Tesla Powerpack now has a (much bigger) brother – the Megapack. [Read more…]

Solar Power For Wodonga’s Sewage Treatment Plant

Solar energy for Wodonga sewage treatment facility

Wastewater treatment plant at Wodonga

The construction of a 3MW solar farm to help power Wodonga’s sewage treatment plant should commence this year according to North East Water. [Read more…]

Development Application Approved For Pallamana Solar Farm

Pallamana Solar Farm

Proposed layout for Pallamana Solar Farm | RES Australia Pty Ltd.

It’s been reported the development application for a proposed large-scale solar + storage facility near Murray Bridge in South Australia has been given the thumbs-up. [Read more…]

Security Jitters: Can They Hack My Solar Power System?

Solar power system security and hackers

Is your solar power system at risk of hacking?

Last week’s post about solar inverter security sparked a lot of interest and a few good questions I’d like to answer; starting with one from TJ that reminded me people are justifiably and genuinely worried. [Read more…]

A Big Week For Big Solar In Australia

Large-scale solar energy in Australia

A lot has been happening on the large-scale solar energy front in Australia in the past week – here’s a roundup of some of the notable events. [Read more…]

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