Cairns Regional Council has taken another big step towards meeting its commitment to all the organisation’s electricity being sourced from renewables. [Read more…]
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Coal Booster Ian Off Anna’s Xmas List
Annastacia Palaszczuk is keeping a list of who’s naughty or nice, and Queensland Resources Council’s Ian Macfarlane can expect a lump of coal in his stocking. He’d be completely fine with that. [Read more…]
Help! My Vintage Solar Inverter Has Finally Failed
If you are reading this because you have a failed ‘vintage’ inverter, you probably bought your solar power system ten or more years ago. In which case… [Read more…]
Inverter Manufacturers Hit Back On QLD Emergency Backstop
Several major solar inverter manufacturers have expressed their concerns over Queensland’s plans to introduce a very blunt tool to manage some new solar and battery systems remotely. [Read more…]
Callide Coal Plant Crap Out Investigators Appointed
Independent investigators have been appointed to delve into the recent Callide Power Station faceplant. [Read more…]
If Renewables Are So Cheap, Why Is South Australian Electricity So Expensive?
Recently I wrote about South Australia going from zero to 70% renewable energy generation in 16 years, resulting in:
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- improved air quality
- lower electricity prices than we’d have without those renewables
But – although our electricity prices would be much higher without renewable energy, electricity prices – overall – have still trended up over those 16 years. And that’s because many things affect electricity pricing. [Read more…]
Tenpin Bowling Australia Racking Up Solar Panels
Organisations across Australia face being bowled over by the increasing cost of electricity. But a new sponsorship deal for Tenpin Bowling Australia will help ease some bowling centres’ power price pain. [Read more…]
Energy Vault Battery System Tapped For Australian Solar Farm
A Switzerland headquartered company has been chosen to provide a big battery system for a proposed solar farm in Victoria. [Read more…]
The Opposition’s Astounding Hypocrisy On Electricity Prices
As news of more major power price hikes reverberated around the nation, the vultures Opposition were ready to feed pounce. That’s politics, but it’s the hypocrisy of it all that really stinks. [Read more…]
AGL Weighs In On QLD Emergency Solar Backstop Mechanism
Electricity gentailer AGL has had its say on plans to introduce remote rooftop solar shutdown capabilities in Queensland. [Read more…]
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