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Synergy’s wholesale electricity market dominance has been highlighted in a discussion paper from Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) released a few days before Xmas. [Read more…]
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Solar Slashes Peak Electricity Demand On New Year’s Eve
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The Australia Institute (TAI) has taken EnergyAustralia to task over recent claims it made regarding the cost of small-scale solar to electricity customers, while ignoring its value. [Read more…]
Australia’s Leading Postcodes For Solar Installations In 2018
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Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? Let’s see what the most recent Clean Energy Regulator data reveals. [Read more…]
Tesla Big Battery’s First Year: Lowers Electricity Prices, Makes Money, Is Not On Fire
The Hornsdale Power Reserve or “Tesla Big Battery” is One! And it’s been quite successful.
The Tesla Big Battery in South Australia came online last year on the first of December. It’s now one year and 18 days old. Despite the involvement of Elon Musk and Tesla it’s not actually called the Tesla Big Battery. Its real name is the Hornsdale Power Reserve. Personally, if I had been asked, I would have called it Elonia Princess of Power, but I wasn’t consulted and so my naming talents continue to be squandered. [Read more…]
Over Estimating Electricity Price Inflation For Fun And Evil Profit
Beware Of Salespeople Making Ridiculous Electricity Price Increase Predictions
A rooftop solar power system is an excellent investment for any home that isn’t at the bottom of a well or otherwise suffering from major shade problems. Earlier this year I wrote an article on payback times in Australian capitals but it’s already out of date as they pay themselves off even faster now. [Read more…]
Oxfam Australia : 100% Renewables, No New Coal
Oxfam has warned Australia is at risk of falling even further behind in the climate change battle, isolating it from its neighbours in the region. [Read more…]
Australia’s 43GW-61GW Of Residential Rooftop Solar Potential
Australian grassroots solar advocacy group Solar Citizens says while 6GW of solar capacity is currently installed on residential rooftops throughout Australia, there’s potential for much, much more. [Read more…]
Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2018
While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November. [Read more…]
Noosa Council Slashing Emissions And Electricity Costs With Solar
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Queensland’s Noosa Council says it has installed 252 kilowatts of on-site solar power capacity across six of its facilities in the past five months. [Read more…]
Australian Rooftop Solar Power System Installations Top 2 Million
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Latest estimates put the number of rooftop solar power systems installed across Australia at more than 2,001,130 – with approximately 20.3% of all Australian homes now boasting solar panels. [Read more…]
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