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More Solar Power For Queensland’s Logan City Council

Logan City Council - solar energy

Logan City Council has announced it will be installing solar panels on another five of its buildings during the 2019/20 financial year. [Read more…]

Silly Queensland Solar Rule Determined Invalid

The Supreme Court of Queensland yesterday ruled a recently introduced regulation resulting in extra costs in the construction of large-scale solar energy facilities in the state is invalid. [Read more…]

New Queensland Rule To Heavily Impact State’s Commercial Solar Sector

Queensland commercial solar

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Queensland Government rules set to come into force in less than two weeks will hit the state’s commercial solar energy sector hard says the Clean Energy Council. [Read more…]

Survey Results – Home Solar Battery Interest In Queensland

Solar batteries in Queensland

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The latest annual Queensland Household Energy Survey indicates while many QLD solar households may be interested in buying a home battery, that purchase could still be a while off. [Read more…]

More Large-Scale Solar For Far North Queensland – Atherton Solar Farm

Atherton Solar Farm

An application for a solar farm near Tolga in Queensland is currently in its public notification phase. [Read more…]

Queensland’s Government Kicks Off Solar For Rentals Rebate Trial

Solar For Rentals rebate - Queensland

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A huge number of Australian households who are renters are locked out of solar power savings. A new initiative from the Queensland Government is trialling a way to help address this – but there are a few catches. [Read more…]

Legislation Introduced For Queensland’s CleanCo

Queensland's CleanCo

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Progress on Queensland’s new publicly-owned renewables-focused electricity generator continued yesterday, with related legislation introduced to State Parliament. [Read more…]

Queensland Solar And Battery Grants/Loans Update

Queensland battery grants and loans

The Queensland Government’s interest-free loans and grants for solar power and battery storage were announced with much fanfare last year. So, where is the initiative at now? [Read more…]

Queensland Government’s CleanCo Is Go

CleanCo - renewable energy

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CleanCo, Queensland’s new publicly owned renewables and low-emissions electricity generator, officially became an entity at midnight on Sunday. [Read more…]

It Appears Impossible To Save Money With The Queensland Battery Grant

Queensland battery grant - a useless subsidy?

Don’t Rush Into Getting A $3,000 QLD Battery Grant:  It Can Cost You Dearly.

Yesterday a Queenslander asked me for advice.  This is not unusual.  I’m originally from Queensland, so I understand their primitive ways.  I also take care to maintain their respect by never making fun of my home state and only ever saying things about it that are factually true.  Such as the plants want to kill you.

This Queenslander asked me if he should take advantage of his state’s $3,000 battery grant scheme[Read more…]

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